Kitchen Assistant (Prep & Scullery)

Want to grow as a chef? This casual dining restaurant in Richards Bay gives you real stations and real volume. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Home base is a casual dining restaurant on the Richards Bay side of KwaZulu-Natal. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Run your station during service and call back every ticket from the pass.
• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
• Bake breads, pastries or desserts for the morning buffet.
• Plate to the spec photo so every dish looks the same.
• 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
• Comfortable in heat, on your feet, for long split shifts
• 1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP

• Halaal or kosher kitchen experience
• Pastry or bakery training

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

• 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.