# Sous Chef

High-End Restaurant in Cape Town is looking for an experienced and hands-on Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in leading its kitchen team. The successful candidate will oversee food preparation, service coordination, team development and cost control, ensuring a consistently exceptional dining experience and taking responsibility for the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence. Duties: Culinary Delivery & Service: Lead preparation and service, ensuring dishes meet approved recipe, presentation and quality standards. Check taste, seasoning, temperature, portions and presentation before dishes leave the kitchen. Coordinate kitchen sections and allocate resources to maintain efficient service. Ensure preparation lists, mise en place, handovers and closing duties are completed accurately and on time. Work closely with Front of House to ensure clear communication and smooth service. Handle dietary requirements, allergies and special requests according to approved procedures. Manage kitchen operations in the Head Chef’s absence. Menu Development & Product Quality: Assist with recipe testing, seasonal menu changes and the introduction of new dishes. Maintain recipe, yie

- **Id**: 3760931
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/phoenix-recruitment-sous-chef-4>
- **Role**: Hospitality
- **Role family**: Hospitality
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T14:00:05Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-04T14:00:05Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 8
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4069
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4496316
- **Name**: Phoenix Recruitment
- **Domain**: phoenixrec.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/phoenix-recruitment>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 8

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T18:22:55Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 20
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.417
- **P room**: 0.473
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 5
- **Reasons**: seen:7, agency, wave, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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