Goods Grocer - Altona, VIC
Full-time | Predominantly daytime hours | No late-night restaurant service
Goods Grocer is an independently owned supermarket with a strong focus on fresh food and high-quality, house-made products.
At the heart of our business is our
production kitchen
, where we produce a growing range of ready-to-eat meals, salads, sauces, soups, baked goods and other products for our supermarket.
We're looking for an experienced
Chef
to take ownership of our production kitchen, lead our team and work directly with the owner to develop and grow our food range.
If you're an experienced chef who loves food but is ready to move away from late-night restaurant service, this is an opportunity to lead a kitchen, create new products and work predominantly daytime hours.
Chef - Production Kitchen | Daytime Hours
Goods Grocer - Altona, VIC
Full-time | Predominantly daytime hours | No late-night restaurant service
Goods Grocer is an independently owned supermarket with a strong focus on fresh food and high-quality, house-made products.
At the heart of our business is our
production kitchen
, where we produce a growing range of ready-to-eat meals, salads, sauces, soups, baked goods and other products for our supermarket.
We're looking for an experienced
Chef
to take ownership of our production kitchen, lead our team and work directly with the owner to develop and grow our food range.
If you're an experienced chef who loves food but is ready to move away from late-night restaurant service, this is an opportunity to lead a kitchen, create new products and work predominantly daytime hours.
The Role
You'll take responsibility for the day-to-day operation of our production kitchen while having genuine input into
what we make, how we make it and how we grow the range
.
You'll work closely with the owner on new product and recipe development while ensuring the kitchen delivers outstanding quality, consistency and efficiency every day.
The role combines
food, creativity and leadership




with the commercial side of running a successful production kitchen.
What You'll Be Responsible For
Improving existing recipes, quality and consistency
Maintaining consistently high food-quality standards
Managing food costs, portioning, yields and wastage
Ordering and managing ingredients and kitchen inventory
Ensuring recipes and production processes are followed consistently
Maintaining excellent food-safety, hygiene and kitchen standards
Identifying opportunities to improve kitchen productivity and efficiency
Developing products suitable for both retail and wholesale
About You
We're looking for someone who genuinely loves food but also understands that a outstanding kitchen needs to be organized, consistent and commercially minded.
Ideally, you'll have:
3-5+ years' experience
as a Chef, Sous Chef, Production Chef or Kitchen Manager
Excellent organisation and production-planning skills
High standards around food quality, presentation and food safety
The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
A hands-on attitude and willingness to lead from the front
The desire to help build and improve something rather than simply maintain it
Experience in a
production kitchen, catering, ready-meal manufacturing, supermarket kitchen, large-scale restaurant or other high-volume food operation
would be highly regarded, but isn't essential.
Why Join Goods Grocer?
This is an opportunity to have real ownership over a growing food operation.
You'll work directly with the owners, have significant input into product development and have the freedom to bring new ideas to the table.
We offer:
Predominantly daytime hours
No late-night restaurant service
Competitive salary
Full time, stable employment
Staff discount
Friendly, independently owned working environment
Opportunity to create and launch new products
Genuine opportunity to grow with the business
If you're an experienced chef who wants to
create great food, lead a team and enjoy better working hours outside the traditional restaurant environment
, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Production Kitchen Head Chef (Melbourne)
🏢 Goods Grocer
📍 Melbourne