Cook (National / Continental) at Ogeyi Place Hotels Limited

Ogeyi Place Hotels Limited – We are a leading 5-star international luxury hotel strategically located in the city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

We are recruiting dynamic, result-oriented and self-motivated candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cook (National / Continental)

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Reports To: Head Chef

Brief

  • A trained professional cook who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.
  • A head chef, oversees all aspects of the kitchen.
  • Will work closely with other cooks, create menu items and determine food inventory needs.
  • Prepares and cook foods of all types.

Responsibilities
Handle Food Production and Provide the Highest Food Quality:

  • Maximizes guest satisfaction by providing the highest food quality consistent with cost control and profitability margins of the hotel kitchen.
  • Assures adherence to standards of food quality, preparation, recipes, and presentation
  • Oversees all food production related areas
  • Cleans food preparation areas as determined by law and company policy
  • Prepares foods to the specifications of the client
  • Makes adjustments to food items to accommodate guests with allergies or specific diet concerns
  • Seasons food according to recipes or hotel standard and needs
  • Orders ingredients and spices as needed
  • Operates various kitchen appliance such as a blender, oven, grill, or stand mixer
  • Portions, arranges, and garnishes food based on client preference
  • Assists other cooks during the food assembly process
  • Devises new recipes
  • Estimates expected food consumption and organizes preparation
  • Keeps records and accounts of food purchases
  • Orders new menu items for specials or cheap deals
  • Butchers and cooks animal meat based on the atmosphere
  • Meets with customers to ensure a great meal experience
  • Prepares any necessary sauces or accompaniments before meal service begins
  • Offers a creative menu to attract guests
  • Cleans up after business hours
  • Communicates with Head Chef and management about how to improve meal service
  • Co-ordinates activities, times and communicates priorities to ensure correct preparation, and delivery time to provide food for functions, a la carte, groups, breakfast and rooms service
  • Facilitates communication between kitchen production and service staff
  • Assures that proper safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices are followed
  • Ensures readiness and compliance in case of last minute changes to reservations
  • Ensures that prices and portions are offered in accordance with food and beverage profit objectives.

Health and Safety:

  • Adheres to all health, sanitation and food safety rules and regulations, and makes sure that all staff adheres to these
  • Ensures that all potential and real hazards are reported and reduced immediately
  • Fully understands the hotel’s fire, emergency, and bomb procedures
  • Ensures that emergency procedures are practiced and enforced to provide for the security and safety of guests and employees

Miscellaneous:

  • Develops guest / market oriented menus, and changes menus regularly to reflect local, international, seasonal and national trends

Requirements

  • Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications with at least 5 years relevant work experience.

Cook Skills and Qualifications:

  • Culinary Arts
  • Kitchen Equipment Knowledge
  • Butchering
  • Knowledge of International Cuisines
  • Creativity
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Culinary Arts Training
  • Basic Computational Skills
  • Organisational Skills
  • Verbal Communication.

Deadline: 26th April, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment@ogeyiplace.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.


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