Cook / Chef – Full-Time Positions

Convoi Pty Ltd trading as Pokkoi Kitchen

Location: Shop 14–15, 52–58 Marine Parade, Coolangatta QLD 4225

Employment: Full-time

Salary: AUD $80,000–$95,000 per annum, plus superannuation, depending on skills and experience

Pokkoi Kitchen is a Coolangatta dining venue serving contemporary Asian cuisine inspired by the flavours of Vietnam and Thailand. We are seeking experienced Cook/Chef team members to join our kitchen.

Key responsibilities:

·Menu Planning and Development: responsible for designing menus that reflect the restaurant’s concept, appeal to customers, and are cost-effective. This includes creating new dishes, updating existing ones, and ensuring a balance of Flavors and nutrition.

·Responsible for training recent staff, fostering teamwork, and maintaining discipline and morale.

·Managing inventory involves ordering ingredients, tracking usage, minimizing waste, and ensuring that supplies are fresh and appropriately stored. Monitor food costs and adjust menus or portion sizes to maintain profitability.

·Assist with planning and organising food preparation and cooking for kitchen service.

·Check the quality and freshness of ingredients and monitor dishes during preparation and service.

·Prepare and cook menu items in accordance with Pokkoi Kitchen standards.

·Cook food using woks, pans, ovens, grills,



and other commercial kitchen equipment.

·Adapt recipes and cooking techniques to accommodate special requests and dietary restrictions.

·Maintain consistent portion sizes, food quality and presentation.

·Monitor food supplies, follow stock rotation and storage procedures, and report stock requirements.

·Coordinate food preparation with other kitchen team members during service.

·Maintain food safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards and use kitchen equipment safely.

·Provide practical guidance to kitchen team members where required.

Skills and experience:

·Demonstrated experience as s chef/cook for at least 1-2 years in a commercial kitchen.

·Relevant commercial cookery qualification or equivalent practical experience.

·Ability to prepare and cook menu items consistently and work effectively during service.

·Essential skills for chefs/cook include knife proficiency, culinary creativity, time management, leadership, communication, and the ability to work

·Knowledge of food safety, hygiene and safe use of commercial kitchen equipment.

·Ability to work cooperatively with the kitchen team and meet service requirements.

Please submit your CV to ************************ and a brief cover letter through this advertisement.

📌 Cook / Chef – Full-Time Positions (Coolangatta)
🏢 Convoi
📍 Coolangatta