Chef

Royals Rana Pty Ltd, trading as Oven Kraft, operates a contemporary café and restaurant in Pakenham, Victoria, offering an all-day dining experience across breakfast, lunch and dinner. The venue serves a diverse menu featuring breakfast dishes, burgers, salads, pizzas, pasta, risotto, seafood, meat dishes and other contemporary meals. Oven Kraft focuses on delivering consistent food quality, flavour and presentation while maintaining efficient kitchen operations throughout its daily dining services.

About the Role

Oven Kraft is seeking an experienced Chef to join its kitchen team. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing and cooking a diverse range of menu items, planning daily food preparation, coordinating kitchen activities and maintaining consistent standards of food quality, flavour and presentation.

The role also involves monitoring ingredient requirements, controlling food wastage and guiding kitchen staff to support efficient food service across breakfast, lunch and dinner operations.

Location: Shop 7/106 Henry Road, Pakenham VIC 3810

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: $75,000 to $85,000 per annum plus Superannuation

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a diverse range of breakfast, lunch and dinner menu items, including pizzas, pasta, risotto, burgers, seafood, meat dishes and other contemporary meals in accordance with established recipes and presentation standards.
• Plan and organise daily food preparation activities to support efficient kitchen operations across breakfast, lunch and dinner service periods.
• Monitor the quality, flavour, portioning and presentation of dishes throughout food preparation and service.
• Inspect ingredients and food products to ensure freshness, quality and suitability for cooking.
• Assist with menu planning, daily specials and improvements to existing dishes while considering customer preferences and established restaurant standards.
• Estimate food quantities, monitor ingredient usage and assist with food costing, stock ordering and minimising kitchen wastage.
• Coordinate food preparation activities across kitchen sections and allocate tasks to kitchen staff according to service requirements.
• Demonstrate cooking techniques and provide practical guidance to kitchen staff on food preparation, cooking methods and presentation standards.
• Liaise with restaurant management and front-of-house staff regarding food preparation requirements, customer requests and service timing.
• Monitor food storage, stock rotation and temperature-control procedures to maintain ingredient quality and minimise spoilage.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements.
• Review food preparation procedures and kitchen workflow to identify improvements in cooking efficiency, consistency and service coordination.

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Commercial Cookery, Hospitality or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 1–2 years of relevant experience as a Chef in a commercial kitchen.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and cooking a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes in a café or restaurant environment.
• Strong knowledge of commercial cooking techniques, menu preparation, portion control and food presentation.
• Ability to organise kitchen preparation activities and coordinate cooking requirements during busy service periods.
• Experience monitoring ingredient usage, food costs, stock levels and kitchen wastage.
• Ability to guide kitchen staff and maintain consistent food preparation and presentation standards.
• Sound knowledge of food safety, hygiene and safe food-handling practices.
• Strong organisational, communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced kitchen environment while maintaining high standards of food quality.
• Only candidates currently residing in Australia will be shortlisted.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume outlining your relevant qualifications, experience and suitability for the position. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.