Chef

Job Summary

The official job duties of the chef involve overseeing the operations of a kitchen. All kitchen staff report to the Food and Beverage Manager. The chef also determines which equipment and ingredients are necessary to keep in the inventory. She/ he decides the menu, the specials, the frequency with which the menu changes.

Minimum Qualification:Diploma
Experience Level:Mid level
Experience Length:10 years
Job Description

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Organizes and controls all kitchen operations.
• Overseeing the cooking and presentation of food to be served to the customers.
• To ensure kitchen staff adhere to required standards of product preparation and quality.
• Ensure kitchen staff pay attention to health, safety and hygiene standards at all times.
• Liaises directly with front of the house staff to make sure that any issues that occur during service are handled in a positive manner and discussed properly at the end of the service.
• Supervises the commis chefs (trainee chefs), chefs de partie (run a section of the kitchen) and the sous chefs (deputizes the head chef) and the kitchen Assistant.
• He reports to the In-Charge Facilities, depending on the size of the restaurant or kitchen.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
ABILITY TO:
• Prioritize work to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Must demonstrate ability to use of catering Equipment
• Must possess good interpersonal skills.

KNOWLEDGE OF:
• Have good knowledge in culinary field
• High level of teaching, training & motivational skills
• Must be computer literate with basic knowledge of MS Office Suite

QUALIFICATIONS:
• 10 years relevant experience in a training institution of similar standing, hotel or restaurant.
• Diploma/ Certificate in food production from a recognized training Institution.

How to Apply:
Applications including cover letter, CVs, copies of relevant certificates, current remuneration and expected remuneration as well as current notice period should be addressed to the:
Director
International Peace Support Training
Centre Westwood Park, Karen
P O Box 24232 - 00502 Nairobi, Kenya
Or emailed to: **********

Deadline for submitting applications isSeptember 30th 2020. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted to undergo a selection board interview.