About the job
Duties & Responsibilities
- Take customer orders and preparing food to their specifications
- Prepares and cooks meats, fish, vegetables, gravies, cereals, soups, fruits, bakery products and other forms of food
- Prepares and cooks food for special diets from recipes formulated by qualified personnel
- Assists in on-the-job training and assist in directing the work of food service workers, students and other employees within area of assignment
- Planning and managing work orders to ensure all items of an order are finished and served at the same time
- Assists in the preparation of salads and desserts
- Grilling, cooking, and frying foods
- Notifies supervisor of food and supplies needed. Checks in food and supplies as necessary
- Maintains food production records
- Cleans kitchen, kitchen utensils and equipment; secures refrigerator and freezer
- Serves food as required. Maintains maximum standards of sanitation and safety
- Promptly reports equipment and food quality to kitchen manager
- Uses our Standardized Recipe Card for preparing all products.
Skills and Competencies
- Independant worker
- Must be able to communicate clearly with managers and kitchen personnel
- Customer focussed
- Abiliy to effectively multitask
- Attention to detail
- Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time
Qualifications
- Matric
- Relevant qualification
- At least 6 months experience in a similar capacity
- A minimum of 1 year of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking