General Assistant (Food & Beverage)

Responsibilities

Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.

We have an amazing opportunity for a General Assistant to be based in Century City, Western Cape. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?

The successful candidate will be responsible for basic food preparation, assisting chefs with dishing up of food and presentation, whilst ensuring that the housekeeping is in line with Hollywood standards. Responsible to kitchen stock count and ensuring the kitchen stock is stored and maintained appropriately.

With Hollywoodbets You Will:

• Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals.
• Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry.
• Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.

You Bring:

• Matric
• Experience within F&B industry.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

• Ensure appropriate dress code in in with health and safety requirements and in accordance with Hollywood standards.
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices and ensure conformance to established standards.
• Inspect kitchen stock- all food, spices, etc. Recommendations to defrost freezers as and when required.
• Ensure all kitchen stock is well maintained, packaged and allocated to the correct area- shelves, freezers etc.
• Ensure stock rotation and ensure expired food is disposed of and classified as waste.
• Leftover food from the previous day is dished into appropriate containers and appropriately stored for serving.
• Ensures preparation of food in readiness for chefs for all manufactured menu items as per GAAP.
• Ensures that all orders are prepared and dished up timeously to ensure exceptional customer service.
• Ensures presentation of orders is in line with Hollywood standards.
• Reports any operational problems (faulty/damaged equipment) that could hinder daily operations.
• Assisting of reporting of all stock items to the Chef on items that are running low.
• Ensures that all wastages and breakages during the shift are disclosed and accounted for.
• Ensures the cleaning of kitchen appliances, work surfaces, floors, walls, fat traps, fridge and freezers regularly.
• Ensures that the kitchen and cooking area is left neat and tidy prior to the next shift. 
• Continuously monitor the kitchen area to ensure that the kitchen is clean and tidy.
• Any other ad hoc duties that might be required. receiving of stock, stock disclosure of breakages/wastages.

So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!

Please note that only applicants who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered.

Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.