Fiesta Restaurant Limited is a member of Monarch Group and offers Food and beverage with attractive ambiance. Located on Third Floor of Chester House along Koinange/ Loita Street, it serves both Continental and African Dishes.
Job Title: Chief Chef
Department: F&B Production
Reports to: Restaurant ManagerJob Title: Chief Chef
Department: F&B Production
Direct Reports: Sous Chef (Annex), Pastry Chef, cooks and Stewards
Job Purpose
To manage and coordinate the operations of the kitchen in a manner that ensures consistently high culinary, safety and hygiene standards are maintained and operational costs are contained.
Indicators of Good Performance on the job
- Consistently high culinary standards maintained at all times.
- Standards of service documented, implemented and maintained
- Hygiene and safety standards documented implemented and maintained
- Up to date SOPs displayed and in use in the kitchen at all times
- Accurate and timely reports
- Accurate stock taking and returns
- Food costs kept within budget
- Wastage/losses kept to a minimum
- Staff effectively supervised, trained and developed
- Guest complaints kept at a minimum
Key Duties
- Develop and implement kitchen performance standards and other specifications in line with best practice and ensure compliance to such standards by the kitchen team.
- Document and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs), and review and initiate remedial action as and where needed.
- Develop, document and cost standard recipes and train all the staff
- Ensure a cost effective and sustainable operation through on-going budgetary control, cost review and the implementation of cost saving initiatives.
- Continually monitor and control the usage of supplies and operating equipment and ensure that inter-departmental and intra-departmental controls are maintained
- In liaison with heads of sections plan the daily menu, brief staff and coordinate production
- Monitor kitchen opening and closing duties including requisition of provisions and hygienic storage of food
- Ensure all the standing orders i.e. for special dietary requirements, baby food or off menu items are well made and on time
- Requisition food stock items from the store, receive deliveries and check on quality, quantity and prices
- Ensure correct portioning, quality and proper presentation of food to the clients
- Monitor and ensure hygiene and safety standards are maintained within the kitchen, check the cleaning activities of the stewards and staff personal hygiene
- Plan, organise, allocate and co-ordinate the work of the team including preparing duty rosters, off and leave schedules.
- Gather feedback and comments from guests, review and put in place remedial action
- In liaison with maintenance, coordinate timely repairs of faulty equipment
- Stay abreast of developments and trends in food production and adopt those that add value to Fiesta.
- Lead, motivate, develop and control staff continually assessing the competence of the team and offer coaching support and training as needed,
- And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Diploma/Certificate in food production from Utalii College or equivalent
- 7 years experience in a similar role
- Specialised training in people management/leadership
Competencies
- Culinary expertise
- Strong safety and hygiene awareness
- Financial awareness
- Business awareness
- Planning and organizational skills
- Decision making skills
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Staff management and development skills
- Leadership skills
- Team working skills
Attaching your Curriculum Vitae with three referees, telephone contacts and expected salary so as to be received latest by close of business on Friday the 13th August 2010.
