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Kitchen Operations\n\nOversee the daily operations of the kitchen to ensure timely preparation and service of meals.\n\nEnsure meals are prepared according to approved menus, recipes, portion sizes, and quality standards.\n\nSupervise food preparation, cooking, presentation, and serving.\n\nEnsure kitchen operations run efficiently and meet agreed service standards.\n\nCoordinate with site operations teams to ensure meals are served according to the approved schedule.\n\nIntroduce new recipes and improve existing menus to maintain variety and customer satisfaction.\n\nB. Menu Planning and Food Quality\n\nDevelop weekly and monthly menus in line with client requirements, nutritional needs, and available budgets.\n\nEnsure variety in menus, including local and international dishes where required.\n\nMonitor food quality, taste, presentation, and portion control.\n\nAccommodate approved dietary requirements and special meal requests.\n\nConduct regular food tasting and quality checks.\n\nC. Staff Management and Training\n\nSupervise, allocate duties, and coordinate the work of chefs, cooks, kitchen assistants, and other kitchen staff.\n\nPrepare kitchen duty schedules and ensure adequate staffing for all shifts.\n\nTrain kitchen staff on food preparation, hygiene, safety, and professional cooking standards.\n\nMonitor staff performance, discipline, attendance, and productivity.\n\nMentor junior chefs and support the development of the kitchen team.\n\nD. Cost Control and Stock Management\n\nPrepare food requisitions based on approved menus, expected consumption, and operational requirements.\n\nMonitor food consumption, portion sizes, and kitchen expenses to minimize unnecessary costs.\n\nControl food wastage and implement measures to improve cost efficiency.\n\nMonitor stock levels and ensure proper storage and rotation of food items.\n\nConduct regular stock checks and report shortages, wastage, and discrepancies.\n\nWork closely with procurement and stores teams to ensure timely availability of quality ingredients.\n\nEnsure all food items received meet the required quality and quantity standards.\n\nE. Food Safety, Hygiene, and Compliance\n\nEnsure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and hygiene standards.\n\nMaintain cleanliness and organization of kitchens, food preparation areas, equipment, and storage facilities.\n\nEnsure proper food handling, storage temperatures, labelling, and expiry-date monitoring.\n\nEnforce personal hygiene standards among kitchen staff.\n\nEnsure equipment is used correctly and maintenance issues are reported promptly.\n\nMaintain food safety records and support internal and external inspections.\n\nImmediately report any food safety concerns or incidents to management.\n\nF. Reporting and Administration\n\nPrepare daily, weekly, and monthly kitchen reports as required.\n\nMonitor meal consumption, food costs, stock usage, wastage, and kitchen performance.\n\nMaintain accurate records of food requisitions, stock usage, and production activities.\n\nReport operational challenges, equipment breakdowns, and staffing requirements to management.\n\nSupport the implementation of company policies, procedures, and service standards.\n\nQualifications and experience\n\nDiploma or bachelor’s degree in culinary arts, Food Production, Hotel Management, Catering Management, or a related field.\n\nMinimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in professional kitchen operations, catering, or hospitality.\n\nAt least three (3) years of experience in a supervisory or senior chef position.\n\nExperience in large-scale catering, institutional catering, remote-site catering, mining camps, or similar operations will be an added advantage.\n\nStrong knowledge of local and international cuisines, menu planning, and food production techniques.\n\nKnowledge of food safety, hygiene, stock control, and food cost management.\n\nExperience in supervising and developing kitchen teams.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4486,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Catering & Food Services","Facilities Management","Food Safety"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-23T06:33:09Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":51,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":0.85,"p_active":0.799,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":28,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["seen:28","win:late"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ako-group-executive-chef-job","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ako-group-executive-chef-job.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T01:51:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3975,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4463711},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4463711"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fako-group-executive-chef-job"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fako-group-executive-chef-job"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fako-group-executive-chef-job"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ako-group-executive-chef-job\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fako-group-executive-chef-job"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3137575}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"akogroup.co.tz","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3137575},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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