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Hospitality, retail & beauty

chef jobs in south africa

Looking for chef jobs in South Africa? Join the Talentix community once: our team matches you with companies hiring chefs in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, and across the diaspora.

10 questions, about 2 minutes. No job board to scroll: we come to you.

Hospitality, retail & beauty in South Africa

Hotels, wine estates, safari lodges, restaurants and large retail chains hire chefs, front office staff, guides, store managers and beauty therapists. Cape Town and the Garden Route are busy tourism markets, while retail jobs are spread nationwide.

The role

As a chef, you plan menus, prepare dishes and run the kitchen line during service. You order ingredients, control portions and food costs, and keep every station clean and safe. You also train cooks and kitchen assistants so each plate leaves the pass looking and tasting the same.

Skills employers ask for

  • HACCP food safety
  • Menu planning
  • Food cost control
  • Kitchen team leadership
  • Stock and ordering
  • African and international cuisine

Who is hiring

Hotels, resorts, restaurants, catering companies and corporate canteens hire chefs across the continent, and diaspora restaurants abroad look for cooks who know African flavours. The job is fully on-site, with shifts that follow service hours, weekends and holidays.

Main business cities
Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
Working languages
English
Currency
ZAR

how it works.

  1. 1

    Answer 10 questions

    One question at a time, about 2 minutes. No cover letter, no job board to scroll.

  2. 2

    Upload your CV in the app

    Download the Talentix app and upload one general CV. That is all we need.

  3. 3

    We find the right role for you

    Our team matches you with companies that are hiring, and you follow every step in the app.

For companies

hiring chefs in South Africa?

You answer a few questions, and we match you with the right talent in 48 hours, ready to start.

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