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Breakfast Chef (Lodge)

How2Apply Talent Network

Germiston, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time Hospitality & Tourism

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Job Description

Want to grow as a chef? This casual dining restaurant in Germiston gives you real stations and real volume. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll report in Germiston. Relocation is not covered for this one.

The work, day to day

Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
Prep veg, sauces, marinades and portions from the daily mise en place list.
Run your station during service and call back every ticket from the pass.
Bake breads, pastries or desserts for the morning buffet.
Label, date and rotate stock using first-in, first-out.

Must-haves

Good knife skills and you can prep at speed
Weekend, holiday and evening work is part of the deal
You take instruction from the head chef without drama
A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP
1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen

Extra points for

Halaal or kosher kitchen experience
Experience with combi ovens and batch cooking
A food safety certificate from a registered training provider

What you get

Live-in accommodation at lodge postings
Two staff meals per shift
On-the-job training with a path to chef de partie

Applying, step by step

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Germiston really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): your culinary qualification or trade test certificate plus photos of dishes you have plated (on your phone is fine).
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 6 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Germiston.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

List your stations (grill, pastry, cold, sauce) under each job; head chefs scan for this first.
Do not leave gaps unexplained; if you did casual banquet work between jobs, say so on your CV.