Vacancy!!! Chef (National & Continental) at STRUGZ

STRUGZ is a Public Relations, Legal, Management and Training Consulting Firm, with a passion to transform minds in a dynamic way that helps its clients find a rhythm and maximize its potential to a maximum capacity.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chef (National & Continental)

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Brief

• A trained professional cook who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.
• A head chef, oversees all aspects of the kitchen.
• Will work closely with other cooks, create menu items and determine food inventory needs.
• Prepares and cook foods of all types.

Responsibilities

• Handle Food Production and Provide the Highest Food Quality:
• Maximizes guest satisfaction by providing the highest food quality consistent with cost control and profitability margins of the hotel kitchen.
• Assures adherence to standards of food quality, preparation, recipes, and presentation
• Oversees all food production related areas
• Cleans food preparation areas as determined by law and company policy
• Prepares foods to the specifications of the client
• Makes adjustments to food items to accommodate guests with allergies or specific diet concerns
• Seasons food according to recipes or hotel standard and needs
• Orders ingredients and spices as needed
• Operates various kitchen appliance such as a blender, oven, grill, or stand mixer
• Portions, arranges, and garnishes food based on client preference
• Assists other cooks during the food assembly process
• Devises new recipes
• Estimates expected food consumption and organizes preparation
• Keeps records and accounts of food purchases
• Orders new menu items for specials or cheap deals
• Butchers and cooks animal meat based on the atmosphere
• Meets with customers to ensure a great meal experience
• Prepares any necessary sauces or accompaniments before meal service begins
• Offers a creative menu to attract guests
• Cleans up after business hours
• Communicates with Head Chef and management about how to improve meal service
• Co-ordinates activities, times and communicates priorities to ensure correct preparation, and delivery time to provide food for functions, a la carte, groups, breakfast and rooms service
• Facilitates communication between kitchen production and service staff
• Assures that proper safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices are followed
• Ensures readiness and compliance in case of last minute changes to reservations
• Ensures that prices and portions are offered in accordance with food and beverage profit objectives.

Health and Safety:

• Adheres to all health, sanitation and food safety rules and regulations, and makes sure that all staff adheres to these
• Ensures that all potential and real hazards are reported and reduced immediately
• Fully understands the hotel’s fire, emergency, and bomb procedures
• Ensures that emergency procedures are practiced and enforced to provide for the security and safety of guests and employees.

Miscellaneous:

• Develops guest / market-oriented menus, and changes menus regularly to reflect local, international, seasonal and national trends.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess an OND / HND qualification with 5 years work experience.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Culinary Arts, Kitchen Equipment Knowledge, Butchering, Knowledge of International Cuisines, Creativity, Interpersonal Skills, Culinary Arts Training, Basic Computational Skills, Organisational Skills, Verbal Communication.

Salary
N80,000 – N90,000 (Monthly).

Application Closing Date
10th June, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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