• Reference Number : REFS/035618
• Directorate : Administration and Logistics
• Number of Posts : 3

• Package : R325 101.00 per annum plus benefits
• Enquiries : Ms. E. Dreyer - Tel no. 012 354 2315

Requirements :

• National Diploma in Food Service Management or equivalent qualification. (HET level) with minimum 3-5 years relevant Food Service Management experience in a clinical (hospital) environment. Good leadership, managerial and communication skills. Good report writing skills. Computer literate. Able to handle and work under pressure. High level of reliability. Catering skills. Knowledge of National and Provincial policies, procedures, acts and protocols governing food services. Knowledge of Policies, procedures acts and protocols related to quality assurance, infection control, hygiene and safety for Food services. Knowledge of PFMA and supply chain regulations. Must have valid driver’s license.

Duties :

• Direct control and administration of Food Service operations and staff in the Food Service unit. Ensuring all procedures are followed at the ordering, receiving, storing and issuing of stock. Ensure production procedures are adhered to and followed. Involved in menu planning and compiling master orders and give inputs in the departmental budget. Ensure portioning, distribution and serving procedures of meals are adhered to and followed. Ensure that client surveys and plate waste studies are conducted as prescribed. Ensure that Hygiene and Occupational health and safety measures and principles are adhered to and followed. Responsible for effective Human resource functions and optimal labour utilization. Ensure effective usage and management of equipment and give inputs in planning of equipment and utensils. Identify, plan and conduct relevant training for staff. Involved with training of Food Service and Dietetic students. Involved in operational plans for food service.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za . NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV),. Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, ID citizenship, credit record, matric ,qualification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Steve Biko Academic Hospital

Closing Date : 10-03-2026

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.