SOUS CHEF at Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Mater Misericordiae Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in East and Central Africa has excellent career opportunities. Mater Misericordiae Hospital offers exceptional, compassionate and Christ-centered healthcare services to our clients through an innovative, engaged and competent workforce. The successful candidate will
fill in the above position:

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Plan daily production schedules in line with dietitian-approved menus.
• Lead pre-shift briefings; allocate tasks and monitor portion control to achieve.
• Conduct temperature, taste and presentation check every 2 hours; maintain digital HACCP logs.
• Coach junior staff on modern cooking techniques (sous-vide, blast-chilling) and hospital infection-control
• Oversee receiving and storage; ensure FIFO and 100 % cold-chain compliance.
• Stand in for Executive Chef during menu costing, supplier negotiations and external audits
• Respond to patient/customer feedback within 30 minutes; implement corrective actions.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Diploma in Food Production / Culinary Arts or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years in a high-volume institutional or hotel kitchen, including 1 year in a
supervisory role. Experience in a hospital or healthcare environment is highly desirable. Must possess and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of customers internally and externally.
• Strong knowledge of therapeutic diets, costing, Microsoft Office & inventory systems.
• Leadership, customer-centric mindset, crisis management, integrity.

If you are interested in the above position and you meet the requirements listed, please send your application together with a detailed CV, Copies of Academic Certificates, and three [3] referees and include their telephone contacts and email address to hrrecruit@materkenya.com so as to reach us not later than 10th October 2025

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Quote the title when applying. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note Mater Misericordiae Hospital does not charge any fee at any stage of our recruitment process