Recruitment in Ocean Basket, Nairobi, Kenya

Ocean Basket is based at The Oval Westlands in Nairobi. We focus on bringing a new dimension to the Kenyan dining scene, since at our restaurant you'll find friendly people, a home-from-home feeling and great value for your hard-earned money.
 
The following position is open for Application with a reasonable starting salary and a safe working environment.
 

Position: Saucier Chef
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team. 

The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.


Duties and Responsibilities
  • Ensure spices and marinades are made for the shift Rice, Lemon butter, Lemons, Mussel Sauce.
  • Keep the fridge clean and stocked according to daily levels
  • Cutting of lemons
  • Ensure that all items in the fridge are covered.
  • Assist where needed with the plating of dishes and the actual preparation of dishes.
  • Check all products before sending it out
  • Preparing correct portions using the right
  • Confirm stock levels from Filleting and store rooms.
  • Check food quality and product consistency
  • Follow weekly and master cleaning schedules for grill line Follow all correct HACCP procedure
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Can work under pressure
  • A team player
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality and a winning smile

Position: Deli Hand Chef
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team.

The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.
 

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Ensure that all items are dated on arrival
  • Ensure clean serving spoons into the salads, sauces, feta and olives
  • Check that there are sufficient side plates, bowls and cutlery
  • Prepare all salads, deli starters and sauces
  • Ensure that there is enough take away containers for the day
  • Clean and sterilize all knives and cutting boards
  • Follow weekly and master cleaning schedules for deli section
  • Take salads out of cold room, remove plastic and check for freshness and quality.
  • Ensure that your deli display looks appetizing and clean
  • Ensure that you are wearing the correct uniform and that it is clean and neat
  • Place salads in Deli fridge with a serving spoon
  • Ensure enough cut feta according to specifications
  • Check sauces: Tartar, Garlic, and Chili. Remove from containers, wash and dry and refill sauces.
  • Check that there are no watermarks on side plates, bowls and cutlery and that there are sufficient.
  • Tartar sauce – prep as needed.
  • Check that there is enough take away containers for salads and sauces
  • Ensure that Calamari salads are prepped for the day.
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality and a winning smile
  • Ability to work under pressure

Position: Sushi Chef
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team. 

The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.


Duties and Responsibilities
  • Ensure that all items are dated on arrival
  • Ensure that all perishables are stored according to OB standards
  • Clean and filleting of Salmon and other fish for sushi purposes
  • The preparation of prawns for sushi purposes
  • The cutting and portioning of all garnish and ensuring sufficient garnish and seafood is prepared for the day/shift
  • The counting and recording of stock pertaining to the sushi section
  • Ensure that all containers are clean and sterilized
  • Ensure that there is clean water and a clean, sterilized cloth at all times
  • Ensure that the roller mat is in good condition and is covered with clean cling film daily
  • Ensure that your knife is sharpened regularly and stored safely
  • Ensure that your sushi display looks appetizing and clean
  • Ensure that you are wearing the correct uniform and that it is clean and neat
  • Check that there are sufficient side plates, bowls, soy sauce bottles and chopsticks
  • Ensure that there is enough take away containers for the day
  • Follow all correct HACCP procedures.
  • Clean and sterilize all knives and cutting boards
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality
  • A team player

Position: Waiting Staff
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team. 

The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Prepare the restaurant for service.
  • Greets guests at assigned tables and ensures that each guest has been explained to the available menu
  • Takes order from the guest and puts through orders to Bar/Kitchen for preparation
  • Collects orders when prepared and serves to guest
  • Collects all dirty cutlery and crockery from the table once guests have completed their meal
  • Offers desserts and coffee to guests
  • Maintains a high standard of personal hygiene and appearance
  • Ensure that all items received by the guest are charged for
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality and a winning smile
  • A team player

Position: Runner
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team. 

The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.


Duties and Responsibilities
  • Ensure that all the cutlery and crockery are clean
  • Ensure all the cutlery are in their respective stations to enhance efficiency in the restaurants
  • Wipe the restaurant areas
  • Light candles for guests tables
  • Prepare an inventory of all the cutlery and crockery
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality and a winning smile
  • Ability to work under pressure

Position: Bartender
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team. 

The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.


Duties and Responsibilities
  • Prepare standard mixed drinks for cocktails and other drinks.
  • Ensure all the glassware and utensils are cleaned after every use.
  • Serve wine and beer.
  • Collect payment from customers and operate a cash register.
  • Serve food to customers seated at the bar.
  • Check identification of customers to make sure they meet age requirements for purchase of alcohol and tobacco products.
  • Determine when a customer has had too much alcohol.
  • Clean up after customers and clean work area.
  • Order and maintain liquor and bar supplies
  • Keep bar stocked with necessary beverages, food items, paper supplies, utensils, ice, and other supplies at all times
  • Arrange bottles and glasses to make attractive displays.
  • Mix and pour drinks according to prescribed recipes or portions, referring to recipe cards as needed.
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality and a winning smile
  • Should be able to work under minimum supervision.
  • Should be a team player
  • Should be able to work under pressure

Position: Fryer Chef
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team. 

The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.
 

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Checking food quality and consistency always
  • Ensure that enough batter mix, spices and dry mixes is prepared daily
  • Ensure that oil is filtered and tested, ready for use
  • Clean fryer daily according to instructions
  • Ensure that back up oil is available to top up when needed
  • Ensure that the working area is clean, that you have all the utensils needed and that your uniform is clean and neat
  • Ensure that all oil management procedures are followed.
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality and a winning smile
  • Should be a team player
  • Should be able to withstand pressure
  • Should be able to work under minimum supervision

Position: Store Keeper
 
General overview of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking qualified applicants to join our professional restaurant team. 


The successful candidate should have a strong ethic, be responsible for restaurant operations per their designation and ensuring our high standards level are met.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Processing of all supplier invoices, dispatch notes and delivery notes for onward transmission to accounts office
  • Manufacture of all productions of the day in the system as per the day’s respective production records received from butchery and sauce departments. 
  • Generating cost of CPU produced products   
  • Generation and verification of stock reports as assigned
  • Enforcing security measures to all stores to prevent any potential theft
  • Receiving and quality control of goods against respective invoices received
  • Checking, controlling and verifying stock movement in and out of CPU to ensure that it is all well documented
  • Keeping track of all stock records by monitoring both physical and system Bin Cards usage
  • Monitoring re-order levels and liaising with stores manager on the same for replenishment.
  • Team member in the periodical stock take exercise
  • Any other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Requirements
  • A Minimum of two years working experience in a high ranking restaurant or hotel
  • 20-25 years of Age
  • A minimum grade of C in K.C.S.E
  • Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
  • Excellent culinary expertise
  • Superior food and beverage knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Team Player
  • Exceptional ability to multi task.
  • Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
  • A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality
Kindly send your updated CV together with a cover letter and a passport size photo. 

All candidates must state in the heading the job title being applied for. 

Interested candidates should forward their CVs to (jobs@oceanbasket.co.ke) stating their current and expected gross remuneration, day time telephone contact and addresses of 3 referees. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.