Description

🔧 Job Specification: Workshop Manager (Technical)

Location: 5‑Star Game Lodge, Eastern Cape Department: Workshop & Fleet Management Reports To: Lodge Manager

Overview

A Big Five lodge in the Eastern Cape is seeking a technically skilled Workshop Manager to oversee the vehicle workshop and fleet. This role requires a hands‑on individual with strong mechanical knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to manage a small team. The lodge values community upliftment and seeks a candidate who aligns with this ethos.

Essential Requirements

• Experience working on diesel engines
• Experience working on Toyota vehicles
• Highly organised and meticulous with tools, stock, and record‑keeping
• Excellent communication skills

Desired Requirements

• Experience in a lodge or game reserve workshop environment
• Experience with heavy machinery (e.g., tractors)
• Experience managing a fleet of vehicles

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all workshop operations and workflow
• Manage the lodge’s fleet of game viewers and transport vehicles
• Ensure weekly vehicle checks are completed and recorded accurately
• Proactively address all vehicle maintenance issues
• Assist with vehicle recoveries on the reserve and access roads
• Manage procurement of vehicle parts and repairs
• Maintain accurate stock records for vehicle parts
• Lead and supervise a small workshop team
• Work closely with lodge management to ensure optimal vehicle performance

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist with town trips when required
• Support lodge and reserve teams with general workshop and maintenance tasks

Package

• Salary: Dependent on experience

🍽️ Job Specification: Sous Chef – 5‑Star Lodge

Location: 5‑Star Game Lodge, Eastern Cape Department: Kitchen Reports To: Head Chef

Overview

A luxury lodge in the Eastern Cape is seeking an experienced and passionate Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in delivering exceptional dining experiences. The lodge operates with a strong social upliftment ethos and seeks a candidate who values teamwork, creativity, and excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef with daily kitchen management
• Supervise and mentor kitchen staff to maintain high standards
• Ensure consistent preparation and presentation of meals
• Maintain strict food safety, hygiene, and HACCP standards
• Monitor food quality, portion control, and stock rotation
• Assist with menu planning and seasonal offerings
• Ensure kitchen equipment is maintained and faults reported promptly
• Contribute to creating memorable dining experiences for guests

Requirements

• 3–5 years’ experience in a senior kitchen role within a luxury lodge or hotel
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, and hygiene standards
• Experience with stock control, ordering, and food costing
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Valid driver’s licence advantageous

Application Details

• Applicants must submit a CV, cover letter, and qualifications
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

We are looking for a Assistant Lodge Management couple or Assistant Lodge Manager Individual to join a Luxury Lodge based in Mpumalanga The candidates can be either a couple or 2 individuals that are strong in the following:

• Guest interaction
• 5* service
• Lead from the front
• Manage personnel effectively
• Food & Beverage
• Admin / Planning / Organising / Stock Control

  Their main role will be running F&B, supporting the Lodge Managers with Admin and planning and then relieving the Lodge Managers when they are off duty / on leave. Basic salary per individual – R18,000 + benefits (pension / medical aid) To apply please send your full updated cv with Head and Shoulder photo, contactable references, and copies of all qualifications to admin1@cedar-wood.co.za

DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS Leading a transformative wellness destination within a multi-award-winning 5-star property

Reports to	Chief Executive Officer
Location	KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa
Property status	Multi-award-winning 4/5-star hotel, spa and gardens destination
Facility status	Wellness facility currently under construction / expansion
Candidates	South African and international applicants welcome

About the Property This is a luxury destination in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands where exceptional hospitality, world-class gardens and transformative wellness come together to create a sanctuary of serenity, wellness and excellence. The property is positioned beyond a conventional boutique hotel — it is a destination experience built on the combination of internationally recognised gardens (including RHS Partner Garden status), luxury accommodation, premium dining, destination weddings, and a comprehensive wellness offering. The brand personality is defined by two archetypes — the Magician (transformation) and the Caregiver (nurture) — and every guest touchpoint, including wellness, is expected to deliver both magic and genuine care. The Opportunity The property is significantly expanding its wellness offering into a world-class, award-calibre spa destination — more than a conventional hotel spa, a transformative wellness journey set alongside a new Serenity Garden. The expanded facility, currently under construction, will include:

• 8 treatment rooms
• A dedicated manicure and pedicure room
• Infrared sauna and traditional sauna
• Hydrotherapy
• Ozone therapy
• Steam room
• Hammam
• Rasool
• Couple’s treatment facilities
• Further wellness amenities to be finalised during build-out

Product and treatment operations are likely to be delivered in partnership with an established wellness brand under a licence or franchise arrangement (terms not yet finalised). Regardless of that arrangement, all spa staff and day-to-day operations will sit under the property’s banner and will be held to its brand promise: a sanctuary of serenity, wellness and excellence. The Role This is a senior leadership role with near-total operational ownership of the spa and wellness business. The Director of Wellness will report directly to the CEO and will carry full authority over staffing, standards, day-to-day management and the guest wellness experience, with budget input and cost control — CEO sign-off is required for major capital spend. Because the facility is mid-construction, this is not a steady-state management role alone: the successful candidate will shape the wellness business from build-out through to launch and ongoing operation. Key Responsibilities Pre-Opening / Build-Out

• Provide operational input into the remaining fit-out and equipment specification for treatment rooms, hydrotherapy, ozone therapy, hammam, Rasool and sauna facilities
• Lead vendor, equipment and product-house selection, including input into any licence/franchise negotiation from an operational and product standpoint
• Design the treatment menu, pricing strategy and service standards, aligned to the property’s brand and 5-star positioning
• Recruit, onboard and train the full spa team ahead of launch
• Develop SOPs, hygiene, health & safety and compliance protocols for all wet and treatment areas
• Plan the integration of the spa experience with the adjacent Serenity Garden

Ongoing Operations

• Full day-to-day management of the spa: rosters, standards, guest experience and service delivery
• Direct involvement in all spa hiring and staff management
• Maintain and continuously elevate service standards across all treatments and facilities
• Manage spa budgets and cost control, with major spend requiring CEO approval
• Own supplier and product-partner relationships (including any licensed/franchised brand)
• Ensure ongoing compliance with health, safety and hygiene regulations across all wellness facilities
• Collaborate with marketing on spa positioning, campaigns and packages
• Represent the wellness business at an executive level within the property

What We’re Looking For

• Proven senior leadership experience running a large-scale spa or wellness operation within a luxury (4/5-star) hotel, resort or destination environment
• Experience opening or launching a large luxury spa is preferred, though not a strict requirement
• Strong commercial acumen: comfortable owning a budget, controlling costs and reporting on spa performance to executive level
• Demonstrated ability to build, train and lead a full spa team from the ground up
• Working knowledge of advanced wellness modalities: hydrotherapy, ozone therapy, hammam, Rasool, infrared/traditional sauna
• Experience with premium spa product houses or wellness brands is advantageous
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on operator with a genuine ownership mentality — this role carries the authority and expectation of running the spa as if it were their own business
• Alignment with the property’s brand values — Passion, Play, Love, Real, Ownership, Discipline, Restless — and its Magician/Caregiver brand personality
• South African and international candidates will be considered; relevant work authorisation applies to non-South African applicants

Reporting & Authority

• Reports directly to the CEO
• Full authority over spa staffing, hiring and day-to-day operational decisions
• Budget input and cost control; capital and major expenditure require CEO approval

Location & Accommodation The property is located in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Relocation assistance is not offered as standard; on-property or nearby accommodation can be made available and is open to negotiation as part of the offer. Compensation

• Starting salary: R75,000 per month (CTC)
• Plus performance bonus
• Plus value shares, subject to company policy

How to Apply Interested candidates should submit a CV, covering letter outlining relevant spa/wellness leadership experience, and a recent head-and-shoulders photograph (taken within the last 6 months). Please reference ‘Director of Wellness’ in the subject line. Applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.