Chef / Cook

About

Nkhotakota Pottery Lodge is a hospitality and tourism establishment located in Nkhotakota, Malawi, along the beautiful shores of Lake Malawi. The lodge provides accommodation, restaurant and food services, conference facilities, camping, and other hospitality experiences for both local and international guests.

Nkhotakota Pottery Lodge is looking for professional, experienced, hardworking, and reliable individuals to join our team in the following positions.

We are therefore looking for passionate, experienced, hardworking, and professional individuals who can contribute to maintaining and improving our standards.

Key Duties

• Ability to prepare a variety of local Malawian and international dishes to a high standard.
• Good knowledge of breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, salads, soups, and other menu items.
• Experience in baking, including cakes, bread, pastries, and other baked products.
• Ability to prepare a variety of desserts and present them professionally.
• Ability to prepare attractive, tasty, and well-presented meals.
• Knowledge of different dietary requirements and ability to prepare meals according to guests’ special requests.
• Experience preparing food for conferences, functions, weddings, groups, and large numbers of guests is an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of food hygiene, food safety, sanitation, and proper food storage.
• Ability to manage kitchen stock, control portions, reduce food wastage, and use ingredients efficiently.
• Ability to plan menus and prepare food according to required standards.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to maintain a clean, organised, and professional kitchen.
• Good time management and ability to work under pressure.
• Creativity and willingness to introduce new dishes and improve menus.
• Honest, disciplined, reliable, hardworking, and committed to maintaining high standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years’ proven experience working as a Chef/Cook in a hotel, lodge, restaurant, or similar hospitality establishment.
• A certificate in Hotel Management, Food Production, Culinary Arts, or a related field is an added advantage.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit:

• An updated CV
• Copies of relevant certificates
• Contact details of two referees
• A brief application letter explaining why they are suitable for the position

Applications should clearly indicate the position being applied for: CHEF/COOK.

Send applications by email to: careers@musandi.de

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.