Food Controller - Convention Centre - Johannesburg

Description

Overview

My client a Large established Convention Centre in Johannesburg is urgently recruiting for a Food Controller who will report directly to The Senior Executive Head Chef .

Remuneration Structure

• Highly Competitive Market related salary Negotiable
• Provident fund compulsory Employee: 3% Company: 3%

Requirements:

• Minimum of a Matric (Grade 12) High School Qualification
• Tertiary qualification in food safety
• At least 5 year’s experience as a Food Controller
• Excellent numerical skills
• Speak and read English on a high level
• Traceable references
• Willingness to do shift as well as weekend work
• Own Transport

Responsibilities:

• Control food outlets in terms of wastage and pilferage
• Prepare variance analysis for food and communicating with relevant parties
• Taking food samples and temperatures during exhibitions, lunch and dinners
• Update and maintain receipts onto stock system
• Check and verify systems transactions (POS, discounts, staff meals, pricing…etc.)
• Check the cost of sales in all food outlets and ensure that costs are within budget
• Continuously study weaknesses in food control and provide suggestions for improvement
• Preparing daily food report
• Submit monthly stock report for management review
• Conduct surprise spot checks on stock
• Participate in stock taking
• Check and ensure that no material is issued out from the store without requisition or approval
• Count, weigh or measure items of incoming orders in order to verify information against invoices/orders
• Examine and unpack incoming orders; record shortages and reject damaged items, route items to various departments/fridges
• Examine incoming orders to ensure they meet specifications
• Responsible for monitoring the returns process
• Sort, count, identify, verify and track all material against invoices, orders , bills or other records
• Perform regular material warehouse audits to ensure that equipemtn is undamaged and maintained neatly throughout the kitchen
• Advise Management of cycle count issues
• Ensure that all products received in the stores or directly delivered to stores/fridges are of satisfactory quality

• Kindly note that only candidates that meet the above Criteria and are shortlisted for interview will be contacted.