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Job Title:     Executive Chef  

Organisation: Newrest (Airline
Company)

Reports to: Operations Manager
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

About US:

Impact Chefs Academy is a
regional hospitality consulting firm thriving on professional culinary
training, ethical hospitality services, kitchen equipment supply, and hotel
recruitment services as well as high level management hotel trainings focusing
on keeping clients satisfaction.  They
would like to recruit for a valuable client, Newrest, a global leader in
multi-sector catering. In 2014, the client made revenues of almost 1,386.6
Billion Euros and employs more than 28,000 employees world-wide. Newrest is present
in 49 countries and is the only major catering company active in all catering
and related hospitality segments including airline catering, buy-on-board,
duty-free on board, rail catering, concession retail, contract catering, remote
site and support services.

Job Summary:  The Executive Chef will support the Airline
company in food planning, preparation, production, and control for all food
outlets and banquet facilities, to meet the Airline’s Catering standards of
quality.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

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The job holder will implement new menus and individual
menu items for all outlets based on current food trends and regional tastes.

·        
Will Audit food storeroom items and direct items to
maintain consistent quality products that ensure adherence to all health code
requirements.

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Enforce safety procedures and cleanliness standards
throughout kitchen including walk-in and reach-in boxes.

·        
Support the Management in training, supervising,
scheduling and participating in activities of cooks, and other personnel
involved in preparing, cooking and presenting food in accordance with
productivity standards, cost controls, and forecasts needs.

·        
Actively monitor team performance, product quality
and production flow; foster continuous improvement where necessary.

·        
Manages food, equipment, water, fuel and labour costs
within approved budget constraints.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

·        
The ideal candidate should hold a Diploma in Food
production or equivalent.

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At least six years’ food production experience in a
4-5 star hotel or equivalent.

·        
Prior experience as a Chef with knowledge of most international
and domestic dishes.

·        
Working knowledge of Kitchen department
organizational skills.

·        
Guest contact and staff management experience.

·        
Prior experience in menu planning and budgeting.

·        
Extensive knowledge of food products, standard
recipes, and proper preparation.

·        
Ability to read, write, speak English to comprehend
and communicate job functions.

·        
Ability to safely operate complex food preparation
machinery.

·        
Artistic ability to create theme menus, ideas for
ice carvings, decorations, etc.

·        
Strong in buffet style food and preferably some
pastry background

·        
A people’s person, strict on follow up, hygiene,
training, quality control, mentor and coach.

          

How to Apply: 

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and detailed
CVs (PDF Only) with the Subject: Executive Chef – Entebbe, do not attach
certificates, to info@impactchefsacademy.com 
or impactchefsacademy@gmail.com  not
or personally bring your CV/ documents to our office addressed to: Executive
Director, Impact Chefs Academy, JOS House, Luzira, Port Bell Road, P.O. Box
22152, Kampala.

  

Deadline: 9^th September 2015

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