Bottega B has achieved outstanding success with a growing reputation for excellent, fresh and seasonal food that draws on the immense diversity of Italian cuisine. With an avid local following and a strong tourist demand we are always creating, innovating and developing menu items. Located in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Bundanoon is a thriving, friendly community with open farmland, cool-climate wineries and a fabulous arts scene.

We have a great staff that are our family and a workplace brimming with inclusiveness, respect, fun and laughter.

We are looking for a cook/chef with curiosity and passion who:

- Loves food - and loves Italian food
- Wants to create food for people to eat - real food with real flavour
- Will never compromise on taste or quality
- Brings attention to detail and a positive attitude

Qualifications & experience
- Ideally three years in a busy commercial kitchen, but a passionate home cook with good knife skills and attention to detail can be taught. We'll consider an apprenticeship for the right person.
- Absolute passion for food, and a love of Italian food and flavours. This role needs passion and a love of producing exceptionally fresh, flavoursome food in an honest frill-free manner.
- Ability to work in a close knit team and a fast-paced environment.
- Food safety process understanding

Tasks & Responsibilities
- Fresh food preparation - vegetables, meats, sauces, dressings. We prep everything
- on site daily to ensure freshness and minimal wastage
- Cooking meals to order for both dine-in and takeaway. These services run in parallel and the kitchen is responsible for fulfilling both dine in and takeaway orders. Demand can wax and wane and you need to be able to change gears when the orders are coming thick and fast
- Ability and passion to cook great meals perfectly, every time. Our reputation is built on outstanding quality ingredients and consistency.



To succeed in this role you must be able to learn the 'Bottega way' and repeat, repeat, repeat.
- Work with seasonal fruit and vegetables to create the specials menu. Develop and adapt Italian dishes with local and seasonal ingredients, sourced locally or from Italy as required.
- Making salads and sides and plating food for service
- The boring stuff - kitchen maintenance, cleaning, equipment care, washing up, floor cleaning etc
- We manage stock on a daily basis and expect you to participate in ordering and planning. Engage with our vendors, create a relationship and work to procure great produce at the best price.
- Communicating with front of house team. Ongoing discussion with front of house staff on menu availability, wait times, service issues etc. We have an amazing culture where front and back of house actually get along and support each other.

Advantages
- The team - our staff are our family. We treat them well, we pay them well, we take them out to celebrate our achievements, we share our vision and we explain our decisions. They treat each other like family and everyone digs in for any task when it's necessary
- Respect - ultimately we all want to work in a place where we feel valued and respected. At Bottega B every staff member is important to us. We can't do anything without our staff. You will be coached, supported and trained and your opinion and suggestions will be actively sought and heard.
- Food - every service shift is finished with a meal - either to take home or to join 'family dinner' :)
- The hours - we only open Wednesday to Sunday for dinner from 4 pm. Prep days start at 10 or 11am. Service finishes between 8 and 9pm.

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $75,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Employee mentoring program
- Free food

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bundanoon NSW 2578: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:
- kitchen: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Chef (Bundanoon)
🏢 Bottega B Ristorante
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