Café Chef – Full-Time

We are hiring an experienced Café Chef to take ownership of our kitchen and help us continue improving our food offering.

We are an established and growing café with a busy breakfast and lunch trade. We are looking for someone who is reliable, organised, proactive and comfortable taking real responsibility for the day-to-day operation of a small kitchen.

This is a hands-on role. You will normally work as the main Chef with kitchen support where rostered.

Key Responsibilities

- Run day-to-day kitchen operations and service.
- Maintain food quality, consistency and presentation.
- Manage preparation, stock, FIFO and wastage.
- Keep the kitchen, fridges, freezers and storage organised.
- Maintain required food-safety and kitchen records.
- Coordinate closely with FOH during busy service.
- Supervise and direct kitchen support staff where required.
- Develop, test and refine current menu items.
- Prepare practical recipes, portions and basic food costings.
- Identify problems and improvements without waiting for management to prompt you.

What We’re Looking For:

- Previous café or similar high-volume kitchen experience.
- Experience taking responsibility for a kitchen during service.
- Strong breakfast and lunch service skills.
- Positive food-safety, stock-control and wastage knowledge.
- Good organisation and time-management skills.
- Ability to remain calm and efficient during busy periods.
- A proactive attitude and willingness to take ownership.
- Good communication with FOH and management.




- A professional and constructive approach to feedback.

Menu development is an important part of the role. We value food that tastes good, presents well, is commercially sensible and can be executed consistently during busy service.

Requirements

- Must be currently in Australia.
- Must be able to work full-time in Rydalmere.
- Saturday and Sunday availability is essential.
- Appropriate Australian work rights required.
- Relevant qualifications and/or strong commercial experience preferred.

Employer sponsorship may be considered for a suitable candidate depending on experience, performance, eligibility and business needs. Please apply with your resume and include your current location, visa status, availability, earliest start date and expected pay.

Pay: $30.00 – $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 35.0 per week

Ability to commute/relocate

- Rydalmere NSW 2116: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):
- Have you previously been responsible for running a café or restaurant kitchen during service? If yes, briefly describe your responsibilities.
- What hourly rate are you seeking?
- Have you been responsible for developing or improving menu items before? Briefly describe one example.
- Have you managed stock, wastage, food-safety records and kitchen checklists as part of your role?
- Are you available on both Saturdays and Sundays?

Experience:
- chef: 2 years (Required)

Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person

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