Job Title: Chef De Cuisine
Organisation: Newrest Uganda Inflight Services
Duty Station: Entebbe Airport, Uganda
About the Company:
Newrest Uganda Inflight Services is an industrial catering company specializing in the aviation sector (restaurants serving the airline and VIP flights and ground with signs Caffé Lindo, E-Café Sky Café), and in the rail, marine, communities (embassies, schools, private companies, hospitals), also associated services including aerial specialist managed services “in flight” (Inflight), the sales on board (Buy-on-board), the Off- taxes (duty free)) and remote support (remote sites).
Job Summary: Newrest Uganda inflight services is searching for a chef de cuisine to work from Entebbe
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Below are the key responsibilities required for the advertised position.
- Analysis of client scope.
- Proposition of menu.
- Recipes building.
- Part of the team generating costing.
- To assess project and resource requirements.
- Lead the presentation project (scope / timeline / budget)
- Take Part of team doing the presentation.
- Closing the presentation process / adjust recipes / final costing.
- Review cycle documentation (specs / menu grid)..
- Adjust products with supply chain based on availability and other elements.
- Adjust yields.
- Review RMO simulation
- Carry out training to the team on critical elements of the cycles.
- Effectively launch new cycles and provide training and awareness for each cycle change.
- Sign off product specification for Procurement team especially on high cost and high yield items.
- Carry out quality checks as per schedule for client and internal audits.
- Conduct meal tastings as per schedule published and document the result to identify areas of challenge to follow up for improvement.
- To put in place an effective Production plan
- To ensure that the Production Plan is operated on the principle of
- D-2 for Cooking
- D-1 for Plating
- To ensure that the Management and Supervisory team underneath you, adhere to the Production Plan
- To ensure that the utmost care is taken during preparation of food, taking into
- account, taste, quality, garnishing, attention to detail and presentation.
- To develop menu’s and recipes
- To ensure availability and full processes for Client presentations
- To ensure that each department adheres to the daily box times.
- To ensure that the rosters are done quarterly in advance, further ensure accuracy of the rosters, considering the required heads per department.
- To effectively plan and organize production schedules.
- To determine quality control standards
- To oversee production processes
- To be actively involved with the Procurement Department to ensure correct
- products are purchased and issued.
- To put in place an effective RMO process.
- To ensure that the departments are adhering to the RMO processes and timelines.
- To plan and organize the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment.
- Full supervision of the management and supervisory team underneath you
- Ensure that each kitchen under your control has the correct head count
- Ensure accurate rostering of staff in the different kitchen areas.
- Prepare and maintain production reports.
- Work closely with your managers to monitor and review the performance of staff.
- Work closely with the Training Officer to determine the training needs of the staff.
- You must have a significant input in food cost reduction.
- To ensure that Labour Costs are monitored and is within budget.
- To observe all safety rules and procedures.
- To ensure that all equipment and materials are not left in dangerous state.
- To ensure all HSE rules & procedures are followed, and hazards/near miss and accidents are properly reported.
- To raise any work-safety hazard when participating in HSE meetings or Risk Assessment.
- Any other reasonable task that may be required by management
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Previous experience with the airline industry
- Knowledge and understanding of catering and food supplies
- Able to work independently, yet excellent team player
- Good communicator,
- Good command of the English language, both written and spoken
- Results oriented
- Customer oriented
- Committed and loyal to the company
- Honest, integrity reliable
- Mature, professional attitude and personality
- Open to suggestions, able and willing to adapt or learn
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
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