Executive Head Chef - Multi-Site Premium Casual Dining Group

Radiant Hospitality
Johannesburg, Cape Town
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeZAR 65,000 - 70,000 monthlyFunction: Hospitality & Food ServiceEducation: professionalSkills: ["Leadership","Strategic planning","Organisational skills","Commercial acumen","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead senior culinary operations for a multi-site premium casual dining group across South Africa, overseeing back-of-house standards, culinary direction, and performance across restaurants in Gauteng and the Western Cape. Manage and mentor regional Head Chefs and a central support team, drive audits, menu rollouts, and cost control, and support new openings, training, procurement alignment, and quarterly performance reporting.

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Radiant Hospitality
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Executive Head Chef - Multi-Site Premium Casual Dining Group

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Job Summary

Lead senior culinary operations for a multi-site premium casual dining group across South Africa, overseeing back-of-house standards, culinary direction, and performance across restaurants in Gauteng and the Western Cape. Manage and mentor regional Head Chefs and a central support team, drive audits, menu rollouts, and cost control, and support new openings, training, procurement alignment, and quarterly performance reporting.
Location: Johannesburg, Cape Town
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Hospitality & Food Service
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee all back-of-house operations across South Africa by setting regional culinary priorities aligned to group strategy.
  • •Directly manage and mentor two regional Head Chefs and a central culinary support team, with clear accountability across stores.
  • •Protect and enforce brand standards through structured culinary audits and tastings, ensuring menu rollouts are executed on time and in line with standards.
  • •Maintain food cost performance within targets and oversee waste management strategies and corrective actions.
  • •Partner with leadership to drive SOP adherence, procurement alignment, training/onboarding, and present quarterly regional culinary performance reports.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: ZAR 65,000 - 70,000 monthly
Perks:13th ChequeCommuter BenefitsMeal AllowanceCellphone AllowanceUniform Provided

Key Requirements

  • •Substantial senior culinary experience with accountability for several kitchens at the same time, ideally at regional, group, or cluster executive chef level.
  • •Proven multi-site leadership of chefs, including managing Head Chefs and Sous Chefs, running performance reviews, and building succession planning.
  • •Demonstrable brand standards and quality control experience, including structured audits, tastings, and on-time menu rollouts across multiple locations.
  • •Strong commercial and financial control, including food cost management to target, waste reduction, procurement alignment, and efficiency improvements.
  • •Formal culinary training and food safety certification such as HACCP (or equivalent).
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:LeadershipStrategic planningOrganisational skillsCommercial acumenCross-functional collaboration
Certifications:HACCP
Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Radiant Hospitality
Radiant Hospitality provides boutique hospitality management services, focusing on property operations, guest experience, staffing, and revenue management for independent hotels and short-term rental properties. They deliver operational oversight, marketing, and hospitality consulting to optimize performance and guest satisfaction.
Industry: Hospitality
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