This is a hands-on kitchen position. You will be involved in daily food preparation and cooking while also helping organise kitchen preparation and service. Working with our cooks and front-of-house team, you will be responsible for maintaining consistent food quality, keeping service running efficiently and providing practical guidance to other kitchen staff when required.

Key responsibilities

- Preparing and cooking dishes from the restaurant's established menu
- Preparing, cutting, marinating and portioning meat, seafood, vegetables and other ingredients before service
- Cooking using a range of techniques including wok cooking, stir-frying, braising, steaming and deep-frying
- Organising daily kitchen preparation according to bookings, dine-in trade, takeaway orders and delivery demand
- Checking the flavour, quality, portion size and presentation of meals before service
- Coordinating the timing of food preparation and customer orders during busy service periods
- Communicating with front-of-house staff regarding orders, dietary requirements and customer requests
- Monitoring stock levels and ingredient usage and advising management when supplies need to be ordered
- Checking incoming food supplies for freshness and quality
- Ensuring ingredients are stored and rotated correctly

About you

- A relevant qualification in Commercial Cookery,



Kitchen Management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and relevant experience
- At least one year of practical experience in a commercial restaurant kitchen
- Good food preparation and knife skills
- Experience preparing and cooking meat, poultry, seafood and vegetable dishes
- Experience using a range of commercial cooking methods, including frying and high-volume food preparation
- A good understanding of food safety, hygiene, portion control and kitchen organisation
- The ability to work efficiently under pressure during busy service periods
- Good time-management and organisational skills
- Positive communication skills and sufficient English to communicate effectively with kitchen staff, management and front-of-house staff
- The ability to work independently as well as part of a small kitchen team

About us

Mr So Chinese Restaurant is an established Chinese restaurant in Wilton offering dine-in, takeaway and delivery services. Our menu covers a wide range of traditional Chinese-style dishes including stir-fries, braised dishes, steamed and deep-fried dishes, noodles, beef, lamb, poultry, pork and seafood, together with selected Thai and Australian-style meals.

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📌 Chef (Wilton)
🏢 Lexeva and So
📍 Wilton