Work-Force
Step into a Sous Chef role in Sandton and make your mark across Gauteng. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
What This Role Involves
The Sous Chef position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Gauteng. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Sandton and across the hospitality jobs space.
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.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the hospitality jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Sandton much easier.
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 Sandton teams, and the new Sous Chef 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 Sandton group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Crucially, the team mix in Sandton reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
What Your Day Looks Like
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 Sandton 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.
Beyond that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Sandton.
What We Offer
Practically speaking, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in hospitality jobs from your base in Sandton. Many colleagues across Gauteng have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Importantly, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Sandton keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Sandton teams.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Gauteng.
Where You’ll Work
In addition, the environment is service-led and people-centred. Expect varied hours, a high tempo during peaks, and a team culture built on hospitality and pride in the guest experience.
In addition, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Sandton site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Gauteng. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Equal Opportunity
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Sandton.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Sandton.
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.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Gauteng.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate point-of-sale systems and reconcile end-of-shift takings
- Manage stock, breakages and consumables for your section
- Drive guest satisfaction scores and online review ratings
- Support events, banquets and conference operations
- Promote menu items, daily specials and loyalty programmes
- Take orders accurately and deliver food and beverages to standard
- Maintain the required uniform and presentation standards during all shifts
- Welcome guests warmly and ensure a smooth check-in and check-out experience
Candidate Profile
- Computer literacy and experience with POS systems
- Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- Clear criminal record and contactable references
- Ability to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
- Strong customer service orientation and warm guest interaction
- Willing to follow the company’s uniform and grooming policy on shift
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.