African/Continental Chef at AFM Recruit

JOB SUMMARY: Afmrecruit is a recruiting firm based in lekki phase 1. We are looking to recruit an excellent African/continential chef for a very reputable hospitality company of ours that are also based in Lekki phase 1, lagos. The chef will be one who can cook exquisite African/continential dishes such as: stakes, quick salted caramel pie, sweet potato pie, prawn pie, seared mushrooms and chicken broth. broccoli, babycorn and colourful pasta salad, fusilli, black olive and feta pasta salad, chicken caesar pasta salad, devilled eggs.

 JOB DESCRIPTION: The chef will be one who can cook exquisite African/continential dishes such as: stakes, quick salted caramel pie, sweet potato pie, prawn pie, seared mushrooms and chicken broth. broccoli, babycorn and colourful pasta salad, fusilli, black olive and feta pasta salad, chicken caesar pasta salad, devilled eggs.

Responsibilities:

• To be fully aware of the preparation and service of African/Continental dishes on the hotel menus.
• To prepare and present dishes on hotel menus according to customer requirements.
• To maintain portion control guidelines in order to ensure the profitability of kitchen is maintained.
• To record temperature checks on food and in storage areas as directed to ensure statutory requirements are met and report any variances are rectified immediately.
• To ensure food materials are stored correctly and rotated to meet company and legal requirements.
• To keep food wastage to a minimum.
• To maintain high standards of working practices in terms of personal appearance and safe and hygienic working practices.
• Being a key part of the team who provides quality feast to our customers, the Continental Chef is required to know well about Continental food including Mexican and/or Italians and to cook fantastic meals with your talent.
• Preparation, cooking and presenting Continental dishes
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and health & safety at all times
• Participate fully in all meetings, training and forums
• Take responsibility for your own personal development
• Demonstrate excellent food preparation practices, portion control and end to end food production
• Supporting the Head Chef to deliver on all company measures & targets
• Follow all company operational kitchen process and procedures, achieving all required standards
• Take responsibility for delivering the highest measures of food production and presentation to customers including manning the live cooking stations if required
• Monitor food consumption to ensure 100% customer satisfaction and minimum waste
• Support the Head Chef in the introduction of new seasonal dishes
• Cascade your knowledge and expert cooking to all kitchen staff
• Suggested innovation and commercially viable ideas to improve food quality
• Perform any reasonable duties as required from time to time in order to contribute to the achievement of business aims and objectives.

Skills to possess.

• Expertise in Continental cooking/African dishes
• Thrives under pressure in a high volume food environment
• Developed a food and customer focused approach to work
• High standards of personal hygiene
• Detailed and precise work
• High level of enthusiasm and drive to achieve high standards
• Hard working, flexible and prepared for change
• Ambitious and driven by over exceeding customer expectations
• Open for continual development
• Excellent interpersonal skills.