The role is ideal for a passionate, detail-oriented and enthusiastic chef who wants to loves working in an energized team environment.
What we offer:
- a generous salary for the right candidate
- opportunity to work in a friendly and creative team
- opportunities for creative input into menus
- versatile work arrangements
- training and professional development assistance
Location : Second home cafe is operating from various locations ( Richmond, Windsor, Rouse Hill, Kellyville, Baulkham Hills, Northmead, Riverstone)
we prefer to place candidate close to their home and skills.
please refer to our website for various potential location - all are in and around north western Sydney.
Chef requirements
- Minimum 2 years relevant commercial cookery experience as a chef
- Trade Qualification in Commercial Cookery
- Cafe experience must
- English Language Ability
Job Duties / Responsibilities include;
· Preparation and cooking dishes for the restaurant that brings flavour to every plate.
· Devising menus as per target market and target customers
. Creative, reliable and able to thrive in a fast paced environment.
· Handling of food orders for kitchen including but not limited to estimated stock amount, ordering stock and calculating stock costs and controlling food cost.
· Recruit and train kitchen staff to assist with the kitchen operations
· Liaising with management concerning menus, customer requests/feedback and other issues relating to the food preparation in the restaurant
· Preservation of food to ensure limited wastage
· Maintain high standards of hygiene in the kitchen area and ensuring kitchen staff maintain same level of hygiene
· Organize and maintain kitchen area at all times
· Monitor food quality and ensuring high standard of food is delivered to customers
· Handle customer complaints and feedback concerning the food
· Keeping up-to-date with cooking techniques, procedures and trends
· Planning menus, estimating food and labour costs, and ordering food supplies
· monitoring quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
· Report to management where issues arise beyond issues that can be handled by the chef
DESIRED PERSONAL SKILLS
· High standard cooking skills
· Leadership in the kitchen
· Problem solving skills
· Organizational skills and cleanliness
· Punctual and reliable
· Ability to work in a cohesive team and also autonomously
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $55,000.00 to $80,000.00 /year (depends on experience and qualification)