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About the Role:
As the Head Chef at opinion SA, you are not just a cook; you are a leader responsible for product quality, kitchen management, team training, and maintaining standards. Your role is essential in establishing and continuously elevating the brand's taste identity.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Management: Oversee the kitchen staff and distribute daily tasks; build a strong, disciplined team operating under consistent standards; monitor employee performance and develop their skills; devise training plans and ensure their implementation; manage work schedules to ensure operational flow.
• Product Development: Innovate new recipes in line with opinion SA’s vision; enhance current recipes and raise their quality; test products before approval to ensure consistent taste and appearance; prepare a unified recipe book.
• Quality Control: Ensure uniform taste and appearance across all branches; inspect raw materials and track production and expiration dates; monitor storage, preparation, and serving methods; adhere to measurements specific to each item.
• Cost and Inventory Management: Regularly monitor inventory and manage orders accurately; minimize waste and improve material usage efficiency; calculate product costs in collaboration with the finance department.
• Compliance with Safety and Hygiene: Implement food safety standards and equipment safety; train the team on personal hygiene and utensil sterilization; ensure the kitchen meets health ministry requirements.

Required Skills:
Strong leadership personality, decisive yet balanced; excellent team management and problem-solving skills; creativity in product development; ability to work under pressure while maintaining consistent quality; strong knowledge of quality and safety standards (HACCP); experience in managing kitchens within the coffee or dessert sector.

Value Added to the Role:
You will represent 'opinion SA's taste' in the kitchen; maintain and develop its identity; continuously elevate product standards; ensure that every product that exits the kitchen reflects 'opinion SA' is consistent, clean, and understood.