Job Description
You will take ownership of the day-to-day running of the kitchen at Kaprica, an established neighbourhood Italian restaurant on Grattan Street in Carlton. This is a hands-on Head Chef position where you will lead from the kitchen rather than managing everything from an office.
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Key responsibilities
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Lead and develop the kitchen team
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Run service and maintain consistency across every dish
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Train, mentor and manage kitchen staff
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Manage ordering, stock levels and supplier relationships
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Monitor food costs, wastage and kitchen labour
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Maintain food safety, organisation and cleanliness
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Work with ownership on menu development and seasonal changes
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Maintain Kaprica's existing food identity while continually improving execution
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Build systems that make the kitchen organised, consistent and efficient
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About you
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Previous experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or senior chef in a busy restaurant
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Strong understanding of Italian cooking
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Experience with pizza and pasta highly regarded
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Strong organisational and kitchen management skills
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Understanding of food cost, labour and stock control
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Ability to train and develop a team
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High standards without creating unnecessary drama
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Ability to stay calm and organised during a busy service
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Reliability and accountability
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About us
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Kaprica is an established neighbourhood Italian restaurant built around easy food, good produce, pizza, pasta, music and relaxed hospitality.
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Genuine opportunity to take ownership of an established Carlton restaurant kitchen
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Input into menus and the future direction of the food
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A small independent hospitality business where good ideas can actually be implemented
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Supportive management team
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Staff meals and benefits
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Long-term opportunity as the business grows

📌 Head Chef (Victoria)
🏢 Kaprica
📍 Victoria