Sous Chef

Applications are warmly invited for a Sous Chef role based in Pretoria. We welcome candidates from every background across Gauteng who are ready to grow with us.

Overview

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 Pretoria and across the hospitality jobs space.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Pretoria team.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the hospitality jobs group in Pretoria.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Sous Chef is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Gauteng is consistently high and consistently fair.

Career Growth

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the hospitality jobs team in Pretoria have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Pretoria have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Gauteng.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Pretoria team member.

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.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Pretoria.

In addition, the Pretoria 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.

Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.

About Pretoria

Pretoria continues to grow as an employment hub in Gauteng, with near the Midrand technology hub. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Pretoria, Gauteng.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Pretoria.

Many candidates already living within reach of Pretoria cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Gauteng economy.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Crucially, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Pretoria.

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.

Crucially, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Gauteng.

Core Functions

• Promote menu items, daily specials and loyalty programmes
• Manage stock, breakages and consumables for your section
• Maintain the required hygiene and uniform standards in line with safety and service policy during all shifts
• Comply with food safety, hygiene and health regulations at all times
• Prepare and present food in line with kitchen recipes and standards
• Train casual staff on service standards and SOPs

Essential Criteria

• Willing to follow the company’s lawful uniform, hygiene and safety policy on shift
• Strong customer service orientation and warm guest interaction
• Good verbal communication skills needed for guest service; additional languages are an advantage
• Relevant hospitality qualification or culinary diploma (advantageous)
• Awareness of tourism grading and quality expectations
• Computer literacy and experience with POS systems

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.