Description:
Faircape Restaurant & Catering | Noordhoek Manor
Faircape Restaurant and Catering operates within Faircape Life’s luxury retirement villages, delivering high-quality, restaurant-standard meals across six prestigious locations in the Western Cape. Our kitchens are structured, professional environments that prioritise consistency, hygiene, and operational excellence — all within a stable, people-focused setting.
We are seeking a detail-driven Assistant Kitchen Manager / Stock Controller to support the daily operational control of our kitchen at Noordhoek Manor , located just over Ou Kaapse Weg, minutes from Blue Route Mall.
This role is ideal for a hands-on hospitality professional who thrives on stock accuracy, compliance, and structure , and who enjoys working closely with Chefs to ensure smooth, well-controlled kitchen operations.
Why Join Faircape?
- Above-market salaries – we pay for reliability and excellence
- Work-life balance – no late nights, structured day shift
- Prestigious working environment – modern kitchens in a luxury village setting
- Stability & growth – part of a long-standing group with six operational sites
- Supportive team culture – structured processes and clear accountability
Key Responsibilities
Stock Control & Kitchen Operations
- Support daily kitchen operations with a strong focus on stock control and accuracy
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly stock counts (food, beverages, consumables, and equipment)
- Capture, reconcile, and report stock movements and variances
- Assist with procurement and ordering in line with company policies and budget controls
- Monitor portion control and wastage, reporting trends and recommending improvements
- Ensure correct food storage, temperature control, labelling, and stock rotation (FIFO)
- Assist with oversight of kitchen equipment and report maintenance requirements
Hygiene, Health & Compliance
- Support implementation and maintenance of HACCP and hygiene standards
- Perform routine hygiene inspections and corrective follow-ups
- Ensure compliance with Department of Health regulations and internal SOPs
- Participate in Health & Safety meetings and inspections
- Report and escalate incidents, hazards, or non-compliance immediately
Administration & Reporting
- Maintain accurate kitchen records, reports, and checklists
- Assist with asset tracking (equipment, crockery, utensils)
- Support audits and resolve discrepancies timeously
- Identify and suggest operational improvements to enhance efficiency and control
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- Matric
- Diploma or Certificate in Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, or related field advantageous
- Food Safety / Hygiene Certification
Experience & Knowledge
- Previous experience in a kitchen, catering, or food service environment
- Proven exposure to stock control, ordering, and inventory management
- Understanding of kitchen operations and food safety standards
- Basic Health & Safety knowledge
- Experience working with POS systems (advantageous)
Skills & Competencies
- Strong administrative and reporting ability
- Computer literate with working knowledge of Excel
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Clear, professional communication skills
- Customer-focused and respectful interpersonal style
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and manage multiple priorities
- Comfortable interacting with elderly residents and multidisciplinary teams
Personal Attributes
- Well-groomed, professional, and reliable
- Organised, structured, and process-driven
- Team-oriented with a positive, accountable attitude
- Strong follow-through and problem-solving ability
Specific Requirements
- Clear health record
- Clear criminal record
- Clear credit record
- Own reliable transport
- Two written references
Working Hours
- 45 hours per week
- Monday to Friday: 07h30 – 17h00
- Every alternate Saturday: 08h00 – 12h00
Should you not receive feedback within two weeks of application , please consider your application unsuccessful.
Requirements:
- Above-market salaries – we pay for reliability and excellence
- Work-life balance – no late nights, structured day shift
- Prestigious working environment – modern kitchens in a luxury village setting
- Stability & growth – part of a long-standing group with six operational sites
- Supportive team culture – structured processes and clear accountability
- Support daily kitchen operations with a strong focus on stock control and accuracy
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly stock counts (food, beverages, consumables, and equipment)
- Capture, reconcile, and report stock movements and variances
- Assist with procurement and ordering in line with company policies and budget controls
- Monitor portion control and wastage, reporting trends and recommending improvements
- Ensure correct food storage, temperature control, labelling, and stock rotation (FIFO)
- Assist with oversight of kitchen equipment and report maintenance requirements
- Support implementation and maintenance of HACCP and hygiene standards
- Perform routine hygiene inspections and corrective follow-ups
- Ensure compliance with Department of Health regulations and internal SOPs
- Participate in Health & Safety meetings and inspections
- Report and escalate incidents, hazards, or non-compliance immediately
- Maintain accurate kitchen records, reports, and checklists
- Assist with asset tracking (equipment, crockery, utensils)
- Support audits and resolve discrepancies timeously
- Identify and suggest operational improvements to enhance efficiency and control
- Matric
- Diploma or Certificate in Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, or related field advantageous
- Food Safety / Hygiene Certification
- Previous experience in a kitchen, catering, or food service environment
- Proven exposure to stock control, ordering, and inventory management
- Understanding of kitchen operations and food safety standards
- Basic Health & Safety knowledge
- Experience working with POS systems (advantageous)
- Strong administrative and reporting ability
- Computer literate with working knowledge of Excel
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Clear, professional communication skills
- Customer-focused and respectful interpersonal style
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and manage multiple priorities
- Comfortable interacting with elderly residents and multidisciplinary teams
- Well-groomed, professional, and reliable
- Organised, structured, and process-driven
- Team-oriented with a positive, accountable attitude
- Strong follow-through and problem-solving ability
- Clear health record
- Clear criminal record
- Clear credit record
- Own reliable transport
- Two written references
- 45 hours per week
- Monday to Friday: 07h30 – 17h00
- Every alternate Saturday: 08h00 – 12h00
21 Jan 2026;
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