The primary responsibility of the role is to undertake cooking and culinary related activities in order to meet the needs of Signet Direct Diamond Sourcing Botswana Factory. Operating and cleaning kitchen equipment, working on plate preparation, and maintaining cleanness of the kitchen and service areas ensuring that an excellent hygiene standard is maintained.

Tasks:

• Prepare food for service (e.g chopping vegetables, butchering meat, or preparing sauces)
• Weigh, measure and mixing of ingredients according to recipes or personal judgement using various kitchen utensils and equipment
• Operating grinders, tenderizers, griddles, fryers, boilers and toasters, microwave, warmers in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and/or Health and Safety protocols
• Dissembling, cleaning and assembling kitchen equipment
• Cook menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff
• Clean up station and take care of left over food in compliance with sanitation and safety standards
• Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with co-workers and customers
• Ensure that all work surfaces, serving areas, and storage areas are kept clean and sanitized and that all sanitary food-handling practices as per Public Health Act are adhered to
• Monitoring product use throughout serving period to prevent over production or early depletion

Qualifications:

• BGCSE, Certificate in Culinary arts, NCC

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience as a Cook/Catering Assistant. Basic Kitchen Safety course would be advantageous

Competencies:

• Dependability
• Integrity
• Coorperation
• Communication skills
• Team work
• Ability to work under pressure

If you possess the above please submit your application, a detailed CV, a copy of certified Omang, and certified educational certificates to:

The Human Resources Manager

SDDS Botswana

P O Box 81925

Molapo Crossing

Gaborone

Or email your application to [email protected]

Closing Date: 29 September 2017