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Step into a Head Chef role in Mmabatho and make your mark across North West. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
About This Position
An experienced Head Chef is needed to support operations in Mmabatho. The role forms part of how the business keeps its hospitality jobs portfolio strong in North West.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Head Chef taking on this position.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Head Chef is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in North West is consistently high and consistently fair.
A Typical Day
Your shift usually starts with a brief from the duty manager, a quick station check and a look at the day’s bookings or specials. As guests arrive, you slip into a steady rhythm — warm welcomes, accurate orders and seamless coordination with the kitchen and bar. Service peaks demand calm focus and tight teamwork, and quieter moments are spent resetting tables, polishing glassware or training a new starter. When the last guest leaves happy, you know you have delivered a memorable hospitality experience.
Importantly, the Mmabatho office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.
Diversity and Inclusion
On top of that, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across North West, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Beyond that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for North West.
Your Role
- Drive guest satisfaction scores and online review ratings
- Take orders accurately and deliver food and beverages to standard
- Coordinate with kitchen, housekeeping and front-office teams
- Operate point-of-sale systems and reconcile end-of-shift takings
- Manage stock, breakages and consumables for your section
- Set up rooms, function venues and outlets ahead of guest arrivals
- Comply with food safety, hygiene and health regulations at all times
- Maintain the required hygiene and uniform standards in line with safety and service policy during all shifts
What You’ll Need
- Good verbal communication skills needed for guest service; additional languages are an advantage
- Willing to follow the company’s lawful uniform, hygiene and safety policy on shift
- Team player who can work collaboratively across departments
- Relevant hospitality qualification or culinary diploma (advantageous)
- Strong customer service orientation and warm guest interaction
- Ability to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.