About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting: Restaurant.
Ranks of chefs: Head chef.
Tasks
- Estimate amount and costs of supplies and food items.
- Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory.
- Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food.
- Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods for events such as banquets.
- Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff.
- Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions.
- Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods.
- Requisition food and kitchen supplies.
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards.
- Recruit and hire staff.
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
- Personal suitability: Leadership.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.