Sous Chef (Casual Dining)

Want to grow as a chef? This wood-fired pizzeria in Kathu gives you real stations and real volume. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Home base is a wood-fired pizzeria on the Kathu side of Northern Cape.

• Train the kitchen assistants on knife safety and prep standards.
• Plate to the spec photo so every dish looks the same.
• Run your station during service and call back every ticket from the pass.
• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.
• Bake breads, pastries or desserts for the morning buffet.

• You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP
• 1 to 3 years in a busy commercial kitchen
• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• Good knife skills and you can prep at speed

• Halaal or kosher kitchen experience
• Pastry or bakery training
• Stock and ordering experience on a system such as Micros or Pilot

• Chef whites and safety shoes provided
• Transport allowance for split and late shifts
• Two staff meals per shift

• 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.