Pizza Chef (Wood-Fired Oven) – Fixed-Term

You'll cook fast, clean food on the line at a city hotel kitchen in Brackenfell. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Brackenfell, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Help cost recipes and track waste on the weekly sheet.
• Clean down your section, deep-clean the fryer and scrub the extractor filters.
• Train the kitchen assistants on knife safety and prep standards.
• Label, date and rotate stock using first-in, first-out.
• Plate to the spec photo so every dish looks the same.
• Log fridge and freezer temperatures twice a shift on the HACCP sheet.

• You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP
• Weekend, holiday and evening work is part of the deal
• 1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience

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

• 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.