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Bring your skills as a Kitchen Assistant to Mthatha and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.
About the Opportunity
The Kitchen Assistant vacancy forms part of how the Mthatha branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the hospitality jobs side of the business moving forward.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Mthatha teams, and the new Kitchen Assistant will feel that from the first week.
Your Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hospitality jobs side of the business inside out. The Mthatha group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Importantly, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Mthatha will be explained during the hiring process.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Growing With Us
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the hospitality jobs team in Mthatha have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Mthatha team member.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mthatha have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.
Based in Mthatha
Working in Mthatha means a place in the growing Buffalo City Metro, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Mthatha office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.
Many candidates already living within reach of Mthatha cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Maintain the required hygiene and uniform standards in line with safety and service policy during all shifts
- Take orders accurately and deliver food and beverages to standard
- Respond promptly to guest requests, complaints and special needs
- Support events, banquets and conference operations
- Prepare and present food in line with kitchen recipes and standards
- Maintain cleanliness in front-of-house and back-of-house areas
- Comply with food safety, hygiene and health regulations at all times
- Set up rooms, function venues and outlets ahead of guest arrivals
What You’ll Need
- Sound knowledge of food safety and HACCP principles
- Able to remain on duty for the essential standing and service tasks, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
- Ability to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
- Contactable references may be requested during the hiring process
- Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- Willing to follow the company’s lawful uniform, hygiene and safety policy on shift
Practically speaking, candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.