Breakfast Chef (Lodge) – Permanent

You'll cook fast, clean food on the line at a hospital catering unit in Tembisa. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
• Label, date and rotate stock using first-in, first-out.
• Prep veg, sauces, marinades and portions from the daily mise en place list.
• Train the kitchen assistants on knife safety and prep standards.
• Plate to the spec photo so every dish looks the same.

• Comfortable in heat, on your feet, for long split shifts
• 1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen
• Good knife skills and you can prep at speed
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP
• You take instruction from the head chef without drama

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

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

• List your stations (grill, pastry, cold, sauce) under each job; head chefs scan for this first.
• Expect a trade test: bring your own knives, arrive early and clean as you go the whole time.