CHEF

Meals & Dishes is a wholly owned Nigerian company, established with a view to rendering quality Food Processing, Eatery and General Contract Services in Nigeria. A subsidiary of Maverick Derons Limited, with head office located in Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria.

We require the services of a Chef to:

• Cook guests' orders according to their preferences
• Employ food safety best practices and makes sure that all kitchen staff members do the same
• Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served
• Act with appropriate caution in a dangerous environment where there are knives and high-temperature surfaces
• Select choice ingredients that will give dishes the best flavour
• Experiment to come up with new specialties that will draw diners into the restaurant
• Monitor stock and place orders when there is shortage
• Coaches the sous chef and other members of the kitchen staff, so they perform at their best
• Determine how much food to order and maintain an appropriate supply at the restaurant
• Keep up with trends in cooking and the restaurant business to ensure that guests have a positive experience
• Work quickly and accurately during busy periods, such as weekends and evenings
• Occasionally takes on extra duties, such as cleaning, when the kitchen is short-staffed or the restaurant is particularly busy
• Take direction and work with the restaurant's administrative team
• Manage relationships with distributors and resolve issues with vendors promptly
• Follow the budget established by the restaurant manager
• Manage kitchen staff and delegate tasks related to meal prep, cooking and delivering food to diners in a timely fashion
• Maintain the schedule for kitchen staff
• Monitor food and labour costs
• Keep up with industry trends and create new recipes in collaboration with the Sous Chef
• Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities
• Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards
• Estimate food requirements and food/labour costs
• Report all accidents, incidents and near misses in accordance with procedures
• Ensure compliance to HSE rules

Method of Application:

Interested and qualified? Forward CV to: recruitment.mvd@gmail.com