To ensure the smooth running of his/her section and to see that all areas of that section maintain standards.

•To act as the Sous Chef's assistant, and assume responsibility for section in his absence.
•To cook any food consistently on a daily basis according to business requirements.
•To ensure all mise en place is finished on time and is of the highest possible standard.
•To work to specifications regarding portion size, quantity and quality as stated in recipes, and to utilise the leftovers in various lunch dishes.
•To prepare the daily soups for every session.
•To rotate stock in fridges daily and maintain consistency of product freshness, and use correct labels corresponding to that date.
•To exercise professional discretion in regards to ordering and food wastage.
•To report any equipment failure to sous chef and follow up accordingly.
•To set high standards of personal hygiene.
•To pass all information to following shift.
•To keep section clean and tidy.
•To notify sous chef of any accidents and log in accident/ injury book.
•To maintain daily worklists to indicate which tasks must be done for each day.
•Together with the Sous Chef, to organise the shift on the section for which he is working and ensure its smooth running.
•Together with Sous chef, to assist with dry store, food requisitions for the approval of the Chef in order to achieve the high stock rotation desired in the section.
•Within department, re ordering and checklists under guidance of Sous Chef.
•To maintain good employee relations and motivate staff.
•Practice proper recycling procedures and kitchen energy management.
•Accidents and sickness to be written in Accident Book according to Hotel Policy and Procedure and reported to the Chef on a daily basis.
•As specified daily by the Sous-Chef to ensure the smooth overall running of the section e.g. setting up of food mise-en-place and china and silverware equipment, etc.
•Under the guidance of his Sous Chef, to strive to obtain maximum utilization of food items and quality of food in the kitchen in which he is working.