Commis Chef (Hotel Kitchen)

Service is busy at this city hotel kitchen in Montague Gardens, so steady hands and a tidy station matter here. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Montague Gardens (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
• Log fridge and freezer temperatures twice a shift on the HACCP sheet.
• Help cost recipes and track waste on the weekly sheet.
• Clean down your section, deep-clean the fryer and scrub the extractor filters.
• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.

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

• Pastry or bakery training
• 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
• On-the-job training with a path to chef de partie

• 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.