Our Top Hospitality Candidates of the Month
As winter’s chill melts away and the high season kicks into full swing, we’re thrilled to spotlight the exceptional talent making waves in the hospitality industry. Join us in celebrating our current job seekers who are outstanding chefs, visionary hospitality managers, dedicated spa staff, expert contract caterers, and top-notch hotel professionals who are setting new standards in excellence.
These remarkable individuals exemplify the passion, dedication, and expertise that elevate the guest experience to new heights. Their commitment to delivering outstanding service and their innovative approaches are truly inspiring.
Hot Right Now! Sizzling Chef Candidates:
Head Chef – Hotel and Restaurant
Locations: Johannesburg
Availability: Available immediately
A highly creative hotel and restaurant chef with international pre-opening experience. Following a recent move to Johannesburg, the time is right to meet with this natural leader before he gets snatched up. 5***** background, available for cook offs.
Executive Sous Chef
Locations: Nationally / Internationally
This candidate is a seasoned culinary professional with over 10 years of experience, including roles as Head Chef and Private Chef. They have effectively managed both kitchen and front-of-house operations, created innovative menus using local ingredients, and led teams to maintain high service standards. Their diverse experience includes designing personalized dining experiences as a Private Chef, owning a speciality butchery, and working in fusion cuisine environments. With a strong background in menu development, cost control, and team leadership
Senior Sous Chef
Locations: Luxury Lodges – South Africa
Highly experienced senior Chef with a strong background in five-star safari lodges and upscale restaurants. He has demonstrated expertise in meal planning, staff management, and administrative duties in roles such as Senior Sous Chef at prestigious 5* lodges in South Africa. His skills in dish preparation and section management were honed at top restaurants and wine estates, making him a top candidate for high-level culinary positions.
Food & Beverage Seekers ~ Savouring Service Excellence:
Restaurant/F&B Supervisor
Locations: Stellenbosch – KwaZulu-Natal
Highly skilled F&B Supervisor with over 15 years of strategic and operational management experience in the hospitality industry, including roles at a convention centres, casinos, and 4-star hotels. Proven track record of enhancing profitability, driving results, and providing effective solutions to organizational challenges.
Restaurant Hostess
Locations: Cape Town
With 2 years of experience as a Hostess in a 5-star hotel and additional waitressing experience in a coffee shop, the candidate excels in delivering top-tier service and creating welcoming guest experiences.
Assistant F&B Manager / Restaurant Manager
Locations: Johannesburg
An enthusiastic Food & Beverage Assistant Manager and Restaurant Manager, consistently focusing on high service standards and focusing on restaurant F&B operations and increasing revenue.
Spa Specialists ~ Creating the Zen:
Senior Spa Therapist
Locations: Johannesburg
This candidate is a highly qualified spa therapist, holding a Diploma in Somatology, which provides her with a strong foundation in the beauty and wellness industry. She brings a wealth of experience across a broad range of treatments, including massages, facials, manicures, waxing, and body scrubs. Her expertise also extends to specialized services such as slimming treatments, where her attention to detail and client-focused approach shine. Beyond her hands-on skills, she is adept at managing the client experience, including arranging lunch services to enhance relaxation and satisfaction. She also takes on administrative responsibilities, ensuring the smooth operation of daily spa activities. Her comprehensive skill set, combined with her dedication to client care, makes her stand out for any wellness or spa establishment.
Senior Spa Therapist
Locations: Johannesburg
A skilled beauty therapist and trainer with extensive experience in manicures and pedicures using Bellabaci, Morgan Taylor, Gelish, C-Spa, GLAM-PRO, Sparkle, and BELLA FONTER products. She excels in eyebrow and eyelash shaping and tinting, as well as a wide range of massage therapies including THAI, LAVA SHELL, Cupping, Hot-Stone, Aromatherapy, Deep Tissue, Sport, CBD, Candle, Bamboo, Swedish, Lomi-Lomi, Herbal-Thai Ball, and Pregnancy Massages. She is proficient in facial treatments using Optiphi, NIMUE, Babor, ELEMIS, and Kalahari products, offering services such as Basic, Deep Cleanse, Hydrating, Purifying, Chemical Peels, Anti-Aging, and Vitamin C facials.
Spa Therapist
Locations: Western Cape, Cape Town
This candidate has spent 9 years working at sea and is now eager to transition to a land-based role, particularly at a game lodge. She is passionate about animals, nature, and environmental care, and she finds fulfilment in helping others heal, relax, and rejuvenate. Her extensive experience in a multi-cultural environment on cruise ships has honed her teamwork skills and her ability to adapt and learn new things. She is qualified in various spa treatments, including full body massages, scrubs, wraps, foot reflexology, facials, manicures, pedicures, and waxing. Additionally, she holds a Diploma in Somatology.
Lodge Recruitment ~ Candidates who Venture:
Food and Beverage Manager
Locations: KwaZulu-Natal
Honed 8 years’ experience in luxury resorts, game lodges, hotels, and a country house spa, the candidates excels in service standards, stock control, and guest management.
Front Desk Receptionist
Locations: Cape Town
This candidate is an experienced front desk receptionist, reservationist, and duty manager with a strong background in 4 and 5-star establishments, particularly excelling in boutique hotel environments. With a comprehensive skill set in customer service, communication, problem-solving, and team leadership, they have consistently delivered exceptional guest experiences and maintained operational efficiency. They are also proficient in various hospitality software systems, including GAAP, Micromatix, Micros, PMS/iGems, and Opera.
Pre-opening/ Contract General Manager
Locations: South Africa
A seasoned hospitality executive with over 30 years of experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, specializing in the management and development of international 5-star properties. His extensive career includes senior roles such as General Manager, Regional Director, and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing diverse operations from hotels and island resorts to safari lodges and casinos. The candidate holds two MBAs and a Safari Guides license, showcasing his versatile expertise. Known for his dynamic leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, he excels in business development, operational leadership, and strategic planning, with a strong track record in pre-opening, re branding, and refurbishing hospitality establishments. His recent consultancy work spans multiple African countries, further solidifying his reputation as a key player in the region’s hospitality industry.
Contract Catering ~ Qualified Accountability:
Project Manager – Healthcare
Locations: Johannesburg or Cape Town
With 20 years in corporate catering, starting 10 years in commercial industrial catering, this top Project Manager has broadened their skill set while becoming a specialist in the demanding niche field of healthcare catering. Fully relocatable at own cost
Project Manager – Corporate
Locations: Johannesburg or Sandton
With a host of transferable skills from cheffing to Industrial relations to client relations, this former business owner and operator has over the past 3 years transitioned into Project Management, delivering tailored solutions in the highly demanding corporate sector with clients who have high expectations. He is ready to succeed at his next challenge
Senior Catering Manager – Heath care
Locations: Cape Town
With 17 years corporate catering, this candidate has exceptional knowledge of modern day dietary requirements and menu planning Which a career spanning hands on management in the healthcare and media / film industries, they know how to tailor individual requests to both client and budgetary satisfaction
Hotel Candidates ~ The Hospitality, Heartfelt Haven:
Front Office Manager
Locations: Cape Town
A highly experienced hospitality professional with extensive experience in management roles in 4 and 5-star establishments, bringing a robust background in hotel management, front office operations, and a hands-on approach to delivering exceptional guest experiences.
5* Boutique Hotel Manager
Locations: Cape Town
Accomplished and results-driven General Manager with over 8 years of proven experience leading luxury hospitality operations, including in prestigious 4-star and 5-star settings
General Manager /Operations Manager
Locations: Nationally or Internationally
This candidate is a result-driven professional with 31 years of experience across multiple disciplines, excelling in client satisfaction and boosting business profitability. With 22 years in the hospitality industry, they have honed skills in negotiations, project management, client relations, call centre reservations, retail brand development, and complaint handling. Their career began in finance, later expanding to oversee group finances and operations, where they effectively analyzed businesses and implemented profitable standards. They are passionate about leadership, empowering teams, and fostering a positive, motivating environment.