Commis Chef (Hotel Kitchen)

Behind every good plate at this city hotel kitchen in Johannesburg CBD is a cook who preps properly, and that could be you. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Johannesburg CBD (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
• Label, date and rotate stock using first-in, first-out.
• Bake breads, pastries or desserts for the morning buffet.
• Run your station during service and call back every ticket from the pass.
• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.

• Weekend, holiday and evening work is part of the deal
• Good knife skills and you can prep at speed
• You take instruction from the head chef without drama
• 1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• Comfortable in heat, on your feet, for long split shifts

• Pastry or bakery training
• Halaal or kosher kitchen experience

• Live-in accommodation at lodge postings
• Chef whites and safety shoes provided
• On-the-job training with a path to chef de partie

• Expect a trade test: bring your own knives, arrive early and clean as you go the whole time.
• Do not leave gaps unexplained; if you did casual banquet work between jobs, say so on your CV.