Posted 5d ago
Chef
KEY POINTS WE FOUND
- Create and design seasonal menus or daily specials.
- Direct kitchen operations and manage staff performance.
- Ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations.
Pay: From A$76,515.00 per year
Job description:
Key Responsibilities
- Menu Planning: Create, design, and cost seasonal menus or daily specials.
- Kitchen Management: Direct the kitchen brigade, schedule shifts, and oversee food preparation and service standards.
- Quality Control: Inspect and approve every dish before it leaves the pass to ensure consistency and presentation.
- Inventory & Cost Control: Manage food costs, order ingredients, liaise with suppliers, and complete stock takes.
- Staff Leadership: Hire, train, mentor, and evaluate kitchen staff and apprentices.
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to food safety, hygiene, and work health and safety (WHS) regulations
Skills & Qualifications
- Culinary Expertise: Extensive cooking background across multiple kitchen stations with a refined palate.
- Leadership & Organization: Strong capacity to manage high-pressure environments, resolve conflicts, and delegate tasks.
- Financial Acumen: Experience working within profit margins, food cost targets, and inventory budgets.
- Education & Training: Typically requires a vocational qualification such as a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (in Australia) and a certified Food Safety Supervisor certificate, alongside 5+ years of kitchen experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Casual
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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Skills
0 of 10 matchedCost controlFood preparationFood safetyHygiene standardsInventory managementKitchen managementMenu planningQuality controlStaff leadershipWork health and safety (whs) compliance
Licenses & certifications
0 of 2 matchedCertificate iii in commercial cookeryFood safety supervisor certificate