Job Title: Head Chef
Organisation: Heritage
Coffee Company Limited
Coffee Company Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Heritage Coffee
Company Limited presently provides coffee to some of the top food service
establishments in North America including upscale dining, hotel, In-room,
restaurant chains, catering halls and convenience stores.
Company Limited presently provides coffee to some of the top food service
establishments in North America including upscale dining, hotel, In-room,
restaurant chains, catering halls and convenience stores.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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The incumbent will provide effective leadership to
the production staff
The incumbent will provide effective leadership to
the production staff
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Instruct cooks and other workers in the preparation,
cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food
Instruct cooks and other workers in the preparation,
cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food
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Determine production schedules and staff
requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services
Determine production schedules and staff
requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services
·
Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to
staff
Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to
staff
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Ensure staff professionalism
Ensure staff professionalism
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Enhance a skills and talent growth environment
Enhance a skills and talent growth environment
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Ensure continuous menu re-engineering so as to
enhance the guest′s dining experience and increase sales turn over
Ensure continuous menu re-engineering so as to
enhance the guest′s dining experience and increase sales turn over
·
Carry out product development (menu items)
Carry out product development (menu items)
·
Study customer tastes and preferences
Study customer tastes and preferences
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Maintain production efficiency
Maintain production efficiency
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Apply cost and quality control measures to meet
departmental budgets
Apply cost and quality control measures to meet
departmental budgets
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Ensure food portion control
Ensure food portion control
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Practice requisition control (check the quantity and
quality of received products).
Practice requisition control (check the quantity and
quality of received products).
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Actively monitor material usage
Actively monitor material usage
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Maintain a conducive / friendly working environment
for the kitchen staff so as to provide service to guest and staff satisfaction
Maintain a conducive / friendly working environment
for the kitchen staff so as to provide service to guest and staff satisfaction
·
Ensure work safety and hygiene maintenance for staff
and kitchen environment.
Ensure work safety and hygiene maintenance for staff
and kitchen environment.
·
Carry out regular training and mentorship in
occupational safety
Carry out regular training and mentorship in
occupational safety
·
Improving employee relations at all levels
Improving employee relations at all levels
·
Ensure proper usage of utilities and proper waste
management
Ensure proper usage of utilities and proper waste
management
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Control unnecessary lighting and switching off idle
equipment.
Control unnecessary lighting and switching off idle
equipment.
·
Control running water at all the sinks
Control running water at all the sinks
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Ensuring proper disposal of waste
Ensuring proper disposal of waste
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Educate staff on recyclable items
Educate staff on recyclable items
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Degree,
Diploma in Food Production, Culinary Arts, Food Management.
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Degree,
Diploma in Food Production, Culinary Arts, Food Management.
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At least five years’ restaurant experience with
three years’ as an Executive Chef.
At least five years’ restaurant experience with
three years’ as an Executive Chef.
·
Broad awareness of HACCP standards
Broad awareness of HACCP standards
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Evidence of leading a kitchen brigade of 30+.
Evidence of leading a kitchen brigade of 30+.
·
Computer literacy skills and knowledge
Computer literacy skills and knowledge
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Good leadership and supervisory skills
Good leadership and supervisory skills
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Detail oriented and organized in work
Detail oriented and organized in work
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Ability to meet assigned deadlines
Ability to meet assigned deadlines
·
Excellent problem analysis and problem-solving
skills
Excellent problem analysis and problem-solving
skills
·
Excellent interpersonal skills with a customer
service focus
Excellent interpersonal skills with a customer
service focus
·
Ability to act and operate independently with
minimal daily direction from immediate Manager
Ability to act and operate independently with
minimal daily direction from immediate Manager
·
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their
applications by clicking on this link.
applications by clicking on this link.
Please upload
the following in your application; an updated CV / resume (PDF or Word Format)
which should include your contact information and three work related references
and a one page statement describing your suitability for the role should be
included.
the following in your application; an updated CV / resume (PDF or Word Format)
which should include your contact information and three work related references
and a one page statement describing your suitability for the role should be
included.
Deadline: 31st December 2015
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