Description
Summary:
This role involves meticulous food preparation, adherence to hygiene standards, menu contribution, and kitchen supervision in the absence of senior chefs.
Highlights:
1. Contribute new menu ideas and dishes
2. Oversee kitchen operations when senior chefs are absent
3. Ensure high standards of food preparation and hygiene
• Be familiar with daily and ongoing menus, functions, specials etc.
o Offer ideas for new dishes and, when invited, submit new menu items.
• Ensure individual section and responsibilities are ready to meet daily, function and special requirements.
• Ensure the necessary stocks are on hand at the right quality and quantity.
• Ensure each component of a dish prepared is up to standard, properly cooked and delivered on time.
• Follow recipes and instructions carefully.
• Clean preparation and service areas daily.
• Clean other areas as required.
• Be familiar with and follow the Food Control Plan.
• Ensure ongoing support of standards such that subordinate staff perform their duties correctly.
• Inform Head/Sous Chef of any short falls in stock or ordering needed for the next day.
• Prepare and cook raw materials to the required standard.
• Prepare and cook appropriate amounts of stock to meet demand but avoid waste.
• Treat all staff fairly and with courtesy.
• Ensure all statutory, as well as establishment, hygiene regulations are strictly adhered to.
• Ensure all maintenance problems are promptly reported to Head or Sous Chef.
• Overall running the kitchen in absence of Head chef and other senior chefs.
• Any other duties the employer may reasonably require.