Breakfast Chef (Lodge) – Fixed-Term

Want to grow as a chef? This wood-fired pizzeria in Johannesburg CBD gives you real stations and real volume. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a wood-fired pizzeria on the Johannesburg CBD side of Gauteng. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Train the kitchen assistants on knife safety and prep standards.
• Plate to the spec photo so every dish looks the same.
• Cook for banquets and conference lunches of 100 to 400 guests.
• Label, date and rotate stock using first-in, first-out.
• Log fridge and freezer temperatures twice a shift on the HACCP sheet.
• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.
• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.

• You take instruction from the head chef without drama
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• Comfortable in heat, on your feet, for long split shifts
• Good knife skills and you can prep at speed

• Stock and ordering experience on a system such as Micros or Pilot
• Pastry or bakery training

• Chef whites and safety shoes provided
• On-the-job training with a path to chef de partie
• Two staff meals per shift

• 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.