Pizza Chef (Wood-Fired Oven)

Want to grow as a chef? This casual dining restaurant in Hammarsdale gives you real stations and real volume. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll be based at a casual dining restaurant in Hammarsdale. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.
• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
• Plate to the spec photo so every dish looks the same.
• Bake breads, pastries or desserts for the morning buffet.
• Run your station during service and call back every ticket from the pass.

• Weekend, holiday and evening work is part of the deal
• You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• You take instruction from the head chef without drama
• 1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen
• Comfortable in heat, on your feet, for long split shifts

• Pastry or bakery training
• Experience with combi ovens and batch cooking
• A food safety certificate from a registered training provider

• Transport allowance for split and late shifts
• Live-in accommodation at lodge postings
• Chef whites and safety shoes provided
• 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.