Job Description
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND, Others, Vocational
- Experience: 8–20 years
- Location: Abuja
- City: Jabi
- Job Field: Catering / Confectionery, Hospitality / Hotel / Restaurant
- Salary Range₦200,000 – ₦300,000/month
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Food production and kitchen management.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES
- Responsible for food production.
- Responsible for recipe building and ensuring strict recipe compliance.
- Structuring of the kitchen and its staffs.
- Ensuring that during functions and event/buffet meals are ready and adequately prepared on time.
- Ensure that the taste and quality of food does not deteriorate.
- Ensure safety and hygiene measures are followed & maintained in the kitchen at all times.
- Ensure adequate improvement of all kitchen staffs.
- A Head Chef will also be required to ensure that all operational, quality, and administrative functions are carried out properly.
- Manage all aspects of the kitchen including operational, quality and administrative functions.
- Actively seek verbal feedback from customers on a regular basis and respond to all guest queries in a timely and efficient manner.
- Ensuring adequate resources are available according to business needs.
- Manage the provision of food to Food and Beverage outlets and taking action where necessary to ensure compliance with current legislation.
- Control costs without compromising standards, improving gross profit margins and other departmental and financial targets.
- Ensure team members have an up-to-date knowledge of menu items, special promotions, functions and events.
- Maintain good communication and work relationships in all hotel areas.
- Manage staff performance issues in compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Maintenance, hygiene and hazard issues are dealt with in a timely manner.
- Manage financial performance of the department so all planning is in line with hotel objectives.
- Ensure food control systems are adhered to so margins are on target.
- Regular review of all menus with Food and Beverage manager to confirm offerings are in line with market trends.
- Be environmentally aware What are we looking for?
Job Requirements
To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow A Head Chef serving at Meethaq hotel Jabi is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members.
- Catering experience in managerial capacity
- Experience managing a kitchen and developing staff
- Experience managing food costs
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills Accountable and resilient
- Committed to delivering a high level of customer service
- Ability to work under pressure
- Intermediate food hygiene qualification