- Boksburg
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Aviation Hospitality Management
- Reference: PSC/JHB/06/24
Vacancy Details
Employer: Air Chefs
Job Purpose:
Works closely with and reports to Executive Sous Chef. Ensuring that the core function of Pastries and baked products for all flights is done according to airline and recipe specification, within box time and food safety management parameters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead team meeting, review performance and determine actions.
- Review performance, identify problem areas and determine decisions and actions required.
- Set and ensure progress and achievement of performance target.
- Production Planning and control - Product output and control using daily flight Schedule, production plan and figures obtain from systems and planning.
- Implement and enforce process and systems controls to ensure an effective and efficient operation.
- Ensure and place stock orders on stipulated time gates according to figures provided by systems and planning.
- Validate material requirements and Interpretation of recipes to meet mass catering and daily forecasting.
- Communicate with stores and QC to ensure that all times that are due to expire are used effectively.
- Communicate Deviations procedurally.
- Create Job cards for production of baked goods.
- Issue, validate and handover CCP documents to QA at end of each shift.
- Ensure that daily meal tasting and specification compliance (portion control, e.tc) table is conducted daily with junior chefs.
- Ensure that extras are prepared, signed, and handed over to the uplift team.
- Participate in food safety audits and provide feedback when non-conformances are noted.
- Weekend standby and able to work shift and irregular hours.
- Able to work independently.
- Monitor food safety management systems.
- Monitor SHEQ management systems.
- Adhere to and ensure sub-ordinates adherence to all guidelines related to Security, SHE and operational policies and procedures.
- Issue, control and ensure use of protective/ hygiene clothing.
- Ensure reporting, investigation, documentation, and action of safety incidents.
- Create and prepare dessert menu items.
- Preparation of baked goods.
- Supervising and training other chefs in the pastry/bakery kitchen.
- Comply with all required SAP functions. - stock reservation, confirmation of production orders and stock take
- Ensure that stock rotation is carried out on daily basis (FEFO and FIFO)
- Research and development work specializing in Pastries and baking innovative product development.
- Participate in month end stock take and ensure proper stock rotation and management.
- Compliance with deviation procedure
- Conduct on job training of staff.
- Respond to customer complaints.
- Comply with all company policies and legal requirements.
- Compulsory daily, weekly and month reports (wastage, deviations, absenteeism, Job cards, etc)
- Implement and action reasonable additional instructions from time to time.
Candidate Requirements
Qualification required ( Minimum)
- Diploma in Hospitality and Proffessional cookery or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Experience and training required:
- Minimum of 4 to 6 years’ proven experience as a Pastry Chef in a high-volume kitchen environment, preferably in the airline or catering Industry.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in middle management.
- Strong knowledge of pastry techniques, ingredients, and equipment, with a focus on quality and consistency.
- Computer literacy.
- Valid driver’s license.
Knowledge and Competencies:
- Excellent communication skills (Verbal & Written).
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Good understanding of industrial relations.
- Basic business management skills.
- Knowledge of SAP an advantage.
- Knowledge of food safety management systems.
- Knowledge of SHEQ management.
- Ability to perform in a highly pressurized environment.
- Able to do strategic planning and show continuous improvement in productivity.
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About Air Chefs
At Air Chefs, we know that we are nothing without the passionate people who work hard to uphold our high standards. Our 1 200 employees are the strength and driving force behind our proud brand.
Every day, our people live and work to reflect our values: Accountability, Integrity, Respect, Customer-centricity, Honesty, People, Food that delights and Safety. We believe that this value-driven culture is the cornerstone to our success. That’s why hard work, passion and dedication are consistently recognised and rewarded in our company.
Through regular training, we also provide growth opportunities for all our employees. Ongoing training, both in-house and externally, ensures that we have a top-notch team capable of offering the quality of service we pride ourselves in.
As a growing and stimulating company, we are constantly in search of great talent to join our winning teams across the country. We pride ourselves in attracting hardworking, entrepreneurial spirits who understand the value of teamwork.
With over 1 200 Air Chefs employees in South Africa servicing our airline and corporate clients, we offer opportunities across a wide range of skills.
If you are focussed, goal-driven and keen to join a growing team in the food service industry in operations, support services or executive level, Air Chefs may be the place for you.
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