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Job Title:    Chef

Organisation: Watoto Child Care Ministries

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Watoto Church Ministries and Community Care has experienced exponential growth in the past couple of years composed of multiple Celebration Centres (Campuses) and diverse Community care initiatives that include; Child Care, Community and Neighbourhood, Education and FM Radio amongst others. In all of this, Watoto remains a local church, committed to celebrating Christ and caring for community.

Job Summary:  We are seeking to recruit a Chef to oversee and support in the effective management of the kitchen and staff so that set objectives of the café are achieved.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise the preparation and administration of quality meals from the kitchen.
• Ensure compliance to the best standards regarding food handling standards, health, safety regulations and sanitation within the kitchen area are adhered to.
• Lead and coordinate the work of the entire kitchen staff in the operations.
• Manage quality inventory and requisitions are within approved budget.
• Create the menu and determine the quantity of food that will be needed within a particular time frame.
• Responsible to develop and create new menus, products and recipes and actively participate in the process of costing dishes and setting prices.
• Identify new potential sales opportunities for the business and actively seek ways of advertising and marketing available product.
• Oversee the ordering and control of stock levels and maintain a record keeping system and send a monthly stock update report to line manager.
• Locate fresh produce suppliers, consumables, and equipment to establish relationships with them to benefit from discounts and get supplies on credit.
• Ensure proper hygienic storage methods are utilized and supervise food prpparation methods to minimise wastage plus maintain high standards of hygiene in the kitchen.
• Oversee staff duties and operations of machinery to ensure maintenance of specified quality standards and production schedules.
• Ensure all kitchen staff are aware of their duties and what is expected of them and always follow safe work practices.
• Ensure that all new staff are taught and trained in skills they require to perform their roles to the required standard.
• Conduct appraisals and give staff feedback on their performance to’ enable staff development.
• Timely preparation of management and performance reports.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in food science and technology, Pastry and Bakery, Hotel or Management, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, any other related field, or a relevant discipline
• At least three years’ experience working in a supervisory role and a mastery of culinary skills and methods.
• Must be willing to live up to organisational values, confident and
• Should be a good communicator, must have a high level of in onfidentiaty, trust,
• good work ethics and sound judgement.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates can apply by visiting our website; Click Here

• Go to Apply for a job section
• Under that, view the Job Role and click on the link that reads; Apply
• Fill out the form that will be open and submit after all sections have been filled.
• Submit your CV, academic and professional documents, and a cell/pastor’s recommendation letter to careers@watotochurch.com (Subject Line: Job Title – First Name, Last Name)

Deadline: 17^th May 2024

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