Commis Chef - Fine Dining Kitchen

About the role

Brites Management Services is hiring a full-time Commis Chef for its Kiambu Road location in the hospitality industry. The role covers kitchen preparation, plating support, stock management and hygiene in a fine-dining kitchen.

Key responsibilities

• Mise en place: wash, peel, chop, portion and marinate raw ingredients to standard recipes and chef instructions, and ensure the station is set up, clean and stocked before service.
• Support the Chef de Partie during peak hours, deliver prep items quickly, help garnish and plate dishes to fine-dining standards and keep hot food at safe temperatures.
• Receive store deliveries, check quality, organise items in walk-in chillers and dry stores, follow FIFO rotation, minimise waste and report damaged or expired items.
• Keep workstations, cutting boards, knives and appliances clean, and follow safe handling procedures for knives, hot surfaces and chemicals.

Required profile

• Diploma in Culinary Arts, Food and Beverage Production or a related hospitality qualification from a recognised institution.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience in a fast-paced professional hot kitchen.
• Experience in a fine-dining restaurant or high-end boutique hotel is required.

Required skills

• Good knife skills: cutting, dicing and slicing quickly and uniformly.
• Basic knowledge of hot kitchen methods such as searing, poaching, roasting and sautéing.

Candidates apply by sending their CV to the employer's recruitment team; interviews are held on a rolling basis until the position is filled, and only shortlisted candidates are contacted.