Grill Chef

Grill Chef

A Grill Chef is responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of food items using grills, chargrills, and related cooking equipment. They ensure food meets quality and presentation standards and maintain cleanliness and safety in the kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and other food items using grills, chargrills, and related cooking equipment.
• Ensure all grilled items are cooked to the required temperature, quality, and presentation standards.
• Follow approved recipes, portion sizes, preparation methods, and plating standards.
• Ensure consistency in taste, texture, appearance, and portion control.
• Prepare ingredients and workstation before service to ensure smooth kitchen operations.
• Monitor cooking times and temperatures to prevent undercooking, overcooking, or wastage.
• Maintain adequate mise en place throughout service.
• Work closely with the Head Chef, Sous Chef, and other kitchen team members to ensure timely food production.
• Monitor stock levels of grilling ingredients and promptly report shortages to the appropriate supervisor.
• Minimize food wastage through proper preparation, storage, portioning, and handling.
• Ensure all food products are properly stored, labelled, and handled in accordance with food safety standards.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the grill station, cooking equipment, utensils, and surrounding work areas.
• Ensure grill equipment is operated safely and report any faults or maintenance issues immediately.
• Follow all company food safety, health, hygiene, and operational policies.
• Support other sections of the kitchen when required, particularly during busy service periods.
• Assist with receiving, checking, and storing kitchen supplies where required.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and service-ready workstation throughout the shift.
• Perform any other reasonable duties assigned by the Head Chef or Management.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications with 2 -4 years experience.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: seniorhr@thesmiths.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.