Job Opportunities in Nigeria

JOB SUMMARY
· Accountable for overall success of the daily kitchen operations.
· Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions.
· Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget.
· Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced.
· Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports.
· Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved.
Core Work Activities
· Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met
· Manages kitchen shift operations and ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures.
· Estimates daily production needs on a weekly basis and communicates production needs to kitchen personnel daily.
· Assists Executive Chef with all kitchen operations and preparation.
· Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
· Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
· Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
· Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
· Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
· Performs all duties of kitchen managers and employees as necessary.
· Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
· Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
· Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
· Operates and maintains all department equipment and reports malfunctions.
· Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Leading Kitchen Operations
· Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
· Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
· Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
· Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
· Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
· Maintains the productivity level of employees.
· Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
· Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
· Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
· Communicates performance expectations in accordance with job descriptions for each position.
· Recognizes success performance and produces desired results.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
· Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
· Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
· Sets a positive example for guest relations.
· Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
· Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
· Handles guest problems and complaints.
Maintaining Culinary Goals
· Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
· Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
· Utilizes the Labor Management System to effectively schedule to business demands and for tracking of employee time and attendance.
· Trains employees in safety procedures.
Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities
· Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
· Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
· Participates in the employee performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed.
· Brings issues to the attention of the department manager and Human Resources as necessary.
Additional Responsibilities
· Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
· Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
· Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.
Education and Experience High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
OR
2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: ₦60,000.00 - ₦100,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):

• Completion of professional cooking courses with a reputable school

Experience:

• professional cooking: 5 years (Required)
• inventory management: 2 years (Preferred)