Breakfast Chef (Lodge)

Behind every good plate at this wood-fired pizzeria in Johannesburg CBD is a cook who preps properly, and that could be you. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
• Help cost recipes and track waste on the weekly sheet.
• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.
• Label, date and rotate stock using first-in, first-out.
• Run your station during service and call back every ticket from the pass.
• Train the kitchen assistants on knife safety and prep standards.

• Good knife skills and you can prep at speed
• 1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• Weekend, holiday and evening work is part of the deal

• Stock and ordering experience on a system such as Micros or Pilot
• A food safety certificate from a registered training provider
• Experience with combi ovens and batch cooking

• Transport allowance for split and late shifts
• Two staff meals per shift
• Live-in accommodation at lodge postings

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