Position: Cook

Employment Type: Full time, Permanent

Salary: $80,000.00/year plus superannuation

About the Role

Praniv Group Pty Ltd is looking for a skilled and experienced Cook to join our team at our Brisbane restaurant, Plentiful Café, on a full-time basis. Reporting to the Head Chef/Kitchen Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for skilled cooking across the full breakfast and brunch menu during the restaurant’s operating hours.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

- Inspects all incoming and in-use ingredients, including fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry items, for freshness, quality, and suitability prior to preparation.
- Maintains stock rotation systems to minimise waste and ensure consistent food quality across the full breakfast and brunch menu.
- Operates and monitors commercial kitchen equipment - including grills, ovens, fryers, stovetops, and temperature-controlled storage - ensuring correct temperatures are set and maintained throughout service.
- Prepares and cooks the full range of breakfast and brunch menu items to recipe, portion, and presentation standards.
- Seasons all dishes during preparation and cooking in accordance with recipes and presentation standards.
- Portions all menu items to specification and plates dishes to presentation standards, including production and application of house-made sauces, condiments,



and garnishes from scratch as part of daily preparation.
- Stores all food items in temperature-controlled storage in accordance with food safety legislation and HACCP-based procedures.
- Prepares and adapts menu items to accommodate special dietary requirements and communicates with front-staff regarding allergen management, ingredient substitutions, and special dietary requests from customers.

About You

- Must hold a qualification at AQF Certificate III level or above in Commercial Cookery, Kitchen Management, or a closely related discipline
- Must demonstrate practical knowledge of food safety legislation, HACCP-based procedures, temperature control, allergen management, and hygiene standards applicable to a commercial kitchen environment.
- Must demonstrate experience preparing a broad range of breakfast and brunch dishes from fresh, raw ingredients, including preparing food to meet special dietary requirements.
- Must demonstrate the capacity to maintain food quality, presentation standards, and kitchen hygiene during busy breakfast and brunch service periods.
- Must be able to work collaboratively as part of a kitchen team, communicate effectively with front-staff regarding timing, orders, and special requests.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

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