Hospital Cateress at PCEA Chogoria Hospital

Job Description

Overall Purpose will be to achieve efficiency through achieving good quality meals within a budget while maintaining high standards of hygiene and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Planning menus in consultation with Nursing and Nutrition Department.
• Plan and coordinate all aspects of catering, including service activities and sanitation responsibilities.
• Supervise staff and ensure high quality service standards and presentations are met.
• Organizing staff rota to meet service needs.
• Ensuring that health and safety regulations are strictly observed, recorded and archived.
• Maintain and upgrade strict hygiene and sanitation practices and levels.
• Update and compiles new products and menus according to market availability and customer needs.
• Food cost budgeting and maintenance of financial and administrative records.
• Develop methods to assess staff time and other resources required to meet hospital standards.
• Maintaining correct stock levels & Ensure proper stock rotation.
• Ordering of foodstuff from the food store.
• Estimate food requirements and food costs and application of cost cutting measures.
• Ensure proper handling and continuous maintenance of equipment and utensils

Qualifications

• KCSE Mean grade of C-
• Mature Christian
• Diploma in Food Production and Service; or Food and Beverage Production or equivalent qualifications from recognized institution.
• At-least over 2 years work experience in food production experience in bulk production facility at a senior level
• Experience in a Hospital setting an added advantage
• Management training an added advantage
• Computer Literate
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong interpersonal skills & Honesty
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion for people and service
• A born again and committed Christian.
• Financial, budgeting and stock-taking experience.
• High level of Integrity.
• High standards of grooming and personal etiquette
• Ability to work under minimum supervision