Assistant Catering Manager

• Overall Management of Kitchen
• Control Costs and Manage Profit Margins, Ensuring Adherence to Set Budgets
• Cash-Ups
• Ensuring Company Policies & Procedures are Adhered to
• Managing & Developing of Unit Staff
• To ensure that High Service Standards are Maintained at all times
• Maintain all Aspects of Unit Administration
• Ensure Excellent Quality Standards and Maintaining General Hygiene and Safety in the Unit
• Maintaining High Profile Customer and Client Relationships
• Stock Take and Ordering

Skills and Competencies    

• Good knowledge of the catering environment
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety policies and processes relevant to the catering industry
• Strong judgement and problem solving skills
• Excellent people skills
• Strong interpersonal and communicative skills (verbal and written)
• Flexibility with regards to working hours
• Attention to detail
• Client service orientated
• Business management principles
• Fully computer literate
• Excellent food/Cooking skills and background
• Able to handle with multifaceted issues for problem solving
• Minimum 2 years in an assistant managerial position
• Previous experience in similar position
• Knowledge of stock issues, costing and controls
• Must be computer literate (MS Office)
• Ability To Work in a Pressurised Environment
• Good Communication Skills at all Levels (English & Afrikaans)
• Knowledge of Fedics Administration & Systems
• Knowledge of Fedics Hygiene & Quality Standards
• Well Presented, Neat & Professional Image
• Motivated Self-Starter
• Able to operate with little Supervision
• Flexible in terms of working hours (shifts & weekends)

Qualifications    

• Matric
• Relevant tertiary qualification in hospitality – advantageous