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Head Chef Position: Upscale Franschhoek Winery

Job Category: Professional Chefs
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Franschhoek
Employer Type: Wine Estate
Salary Type: Monthly
Province: Western Cape

Overview

An exceptional opportunity exists for a highly skilled Head Chef to join our client’s dynamic team at a prestigious lunch restaurant situated in the heart of the Franschhoek Wine Route.  The menu showcases a curated selection of antipasti, highlighting estate-grown produce and emphasising partnerships with local artisans.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

We seek a seasoned Head Chef with a passion for Italian-inspired cuisine, proven business acumen, and experience in an open kitchen setting. The successful candidate will be guest-focused, a strong leader capable of effectively managing and developing a small team and possess a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a Head Chef or Sous Chef capacity within a high-end restaurant.

Key Responsibilities

This role demands a proven ability to develop innovative menus for both restaurant service and estate events, coupled with expertise in cost control, budgeting, inventory management, and staff development, while maintaining strict adherence to HACCP standards. 

Remuneration

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Only candidates with relevant experience and requirements will be shortlisted and contacted.

Start Date

March 2025

Consideration

Candidates, who are already residing in Winelands Region will have preference. We can only consider South African Citizens or applicants who hold a valid South African Permanent Residence! No Work Permit applications will be accepted! Applicants, who live in other provinces of South Africa still need to attend personal interviews and if requested to do any cook-offs, will do so completely at their own expense. We handle high volumes of applications daily and will only be able to reply, via e-mail, to candidates who have met our clients’ requirements.

Due to the high volume of CV’s received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All applications submitted must contain:

  • Updated CV with contactable references
  • Tertiary Educational documents
  • Written Reference Letters
  • A recent presentable profile photo’s
  • Chefs: 6-8 Food profile photos produced by yourself or in conjunction with the team

How to apply

Email us at info@pmrecruitment.co.za

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