Kitchen Manager / Chef – Permanent Part-Time with Pathway to Full-Time
Kitchen Manager / Chef – 20 Hours Guaranteed + Pathway to Full-Time
Flying Woks Australia | Ravenhall, VIC
Guaranteed 20 hours per week | Flexible roster | Pathway to full-time
Flying Woks is looking for an experienced, reliable and hands-onKitchen Manager / Chefto join our catering team in Ravenhall.
This is apermanent part-time role with a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours per week, with the opportunity to increase hours and potentially move into afull-time position as the business grows.
Unlike a traditional restaurant roster, our work is built around catering functions and events, so the successful person will need to be versatile with their availability.
Hours will vary depending on bookings and may include weekdays, evenings and occasional weekends.
The role
You will work closely with the owner and our catering team to help manage the preparation and delivery of our events.
Your responsibilities will include:
Food preparation and cooking
Organising and preparing catering jobs
Managing kitchen workflow and food preparation
Packing and loading catering equipment and food
Driving company vans to and from functions
Assisting with on-site catering events when required
Receiving and putting away stock
Maintaining kitchen cleanliness and organisation
Helping ensure jobs leave the kitchen complete, organised and on time
Supporting casual kitchen and event staff
This is a hands-on position.
We are looking for somebody who is happy to cook, organise, pack, load, drive and help wherever required.
What we're looking for




You will ideally have:
Commercial kitchen or catering experience
Strong organisation and time-management skills
The ability to work independently
A reliable and flexible approach to work
Confidence taking responsibility for jobs
Good communication skills
A current Australian driver's licence
The ability and willingness to drive our company vans
Availability to work around changing catering schedules
Ability to safely lift and move catering equipment as part of loading and unloading vans
Previous kitchen management, catering or event experience would be highly regarded.
Hours
We guaranteea minimum of 20 paid hours per week.
The hours will be flexible and organised around our catering bookings rather than being the same fixed shifts every week.
This may suit an experienced chef currently doing casual or agency work who would like the security of guaranteed weekly hours while retaining some flexibility.
As our catering bookings grow, we would like this role to develop intoadditional hours and potentially a full-time Kitchen Manager position.
About Flying Woks
Flying Woks is a Melbourne-based catering company specialising in live cooking and large-scale events.
We cater everything from smaller private functions through to major corporate and community events, and we're looking for somebody who wants to become an important part of the business as we continue to grow.
If you're an experienced chef who enjoys variety, responsibility and working outside the traditional restaurant environment, we'd like to hear from you.
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📌 Kitchen Manager / Chef – Permanent Part-Time With Pathway To Full-Time (Melbourne)
🏢 Flying Woks Australia
📍 Melbourne