Kilora Talent Partners is seeking an experienced, health-conscious Chinese Cuisine Chef (Tanzanian National) to prepare authentic Chinese meals for corporate canteens, project camp facilities, or Chinese restaurants across Tanzania. The position oversees menu planning, ingredient procurement, cooking operations, kitchen sanitation, and cost management tailored to the dietary preferences of Chinese management and staff.

Key Responsibilities

1. Culinary Operations & Meal Preparation

Chinese Cuisine Cooking: Master common Chinese culinary techniques—including stir-frying, pan-frying, deep-frying, steaming, and stewing—to prepare daily authentic Chinese dishes.

Menu Planning: Design weekly and daily menus according to diner headcounts, nutritional needs, and management preferences.

Customization: Adjust dish flavor profiles, ingredients, and presentation according to the eating habits of Chinese employees.

2. Kitchen Management, Sourcing & Cost Control

Inventory & Purchasing: Develop food purchasing schedules and manage kitchen inventory to minimize food wastage and control food costs.

Prep & Station Oversight: Manage raw ingredient preparation, meat/vegetable processing, cooking stations, and timely meal service.

3. Food Safety, Hygiene & Sanitation

Sanitation Standards: Maintain strict cleanliness and hygiene across cooking equipment, prep surfaces, utensils, and food storage areas.

Food Safety Compliance: Strictly observe food safety rules, proper temperature storage controls, and hygiene protocols.

Qualifications & Requirements

Eligibility & Language Skills

Nationality & Health: Tanzanian National in good physical health (capable of handling commercial kitchen demands).

Languages: Basic spoken Chinese or English communication skills preferred.

Experience & Culinary Competencies

Experience: Practical experience in preparing Chinese cuisine; prior experience working in a Chinese restaurant, company canteen, or remote project camp is strongly preferred.

Culinary Capabilities: Ability to independently handle food prep, cook staple Chinese dishes, plan bulk meals for large groups, and manage kitchen inventory.

Personal Attributes: Clean, hardworking, highly responsible, punctual, and adaptable to project site/camp working conditions.

• Master common Chinese culinary techniques—including stir-frying, pan-frying, deep-frying, steaming, and stewing—to prepare daily authentic Chinese dishes.
• Design weekly and daily menus according to diner headcounts, nutritional needs, and management preferences.
• Adjust dish flavor profiles, ingredients, and presentation according to the eating habits of Chinese employees.
• Develop food purchasing schedules and manage kitchen inventory to minimize food wastage and control food costs.
• Manage raw ingredient preparation, meat/vegetable processing, cooking stations, and timely meal service.
• Maintain strict cleanliness and hygiene across cooking equipment, prep surfaces, utensils, and food storage areas.
• Strictly observe food safety rules, proper temperature storage controls, and hygiene protocols.

• Chinese Cuisine Cooking
• Menu Planning
• Customization
• Inventory & Purchasing
• Prep & Station Oversight
• Sanitation Standards
• Food Safety Compliance
• Basic spoken Chinese or English communication skills

• Certificate/Diploma in Culinary Arts, Food Production, or practical experience in Chinese cuisine
• Proven experience as a Chinese Cuisine Chef in a restaurant, company canteen, or project site
• Good physical health with valid food handler/hygiene certifications
• Tanzanian National in good physical health
• Practical experience in preparing Chinese cuisine
• Prior experience working in a Chinese restaurant, company canteen, or remote project camp is strongly preferred
• Ability to independently handle food prep, cook staple Chinese dishes, plan bulk meals for large groups, and manage kitchen inventory
• Clean, hardworking, highly responsible, punctual, and adaptable to project site/camp working conditions