ABOUT US

Pellegrino Pizza Restaurant is a full-service kitchen in Warragul, Gippsland, operated by Cann River Hospitality Pty Ltd. We serve a full a la carte menu – traditional handmade wood-fired pizza, house-made pasta, house-prepared meats and daily specials – to diners in a licensed venue seating over 100.

Our kitchen works from raw ingredients. All doughs, sauces and ingredients are prepared in-house from scratch, and we fillet and prepare our own meat.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the owner, you will:

- Plan and cost menus, and develop current dishes and specials
- Prepare, season and cook food to order across the full menu
- Prepare doughs, stocks, sauces and dressings from raw ingredients
- Portion and fillet meat and poultry in-house
- Select and purchase stock, and manage supplier relationships and food cost
- Monitor the quality and consistency of all dishes leaving the pass
- Supervise and train the kitchen team (up to 4 staff)
- Maintain food safety, hygiene and HACCP compliance
- Manage kitchen inventory, ordering and waste control

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

- An industry certificate or diploma in commercial cookery, or an equivalent qualification or experience recognised as meeting the ANZSCO skill level for Chef
- A current valid Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
- Minimum 1 year’s experience as a chef in a full-service restaurant
- Demonstrated skill preparing sauces and stocks from scratch
- Meat and poultry preparation and portioning
- Working knowledge of food safety and HACCP




- Availability to work evenings and weekends
- Experience with wood-fired pizza and fresh pasta production
- Menu costing and supplier negotiation
- Experience supervising a kitchen team

EMPLOYER

Advertised by Cann River Hospitality Pty Ltd (ABN ).

Pay: $82,000.00 per year

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and cost menus, and develop new dishes and specials
- Prepare, season and cook food to order across the full menu
- Prepare doughs, stocks, sauces and dressings from raw ingredients
- Portion and fillet meat and poultry in-house
- Select and purchase stock, and manage supplier relationships and food cost
- Monitor the quality and consistency of all dishes leaving the pass
- Supervise and train the kitchen team (up to 4 staff)
- Maintain food safety, hygiene and HACCP compliance
- Manage kitchen inventory, ordering and waste control

Skill & Experience

- An industry certificate or diploma in commercial cookery, or an equivalent qualification or experience recognised as meeting the ANZSCO skill level for Chef
- A current valid Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
- Minimum 1 year’s experience as a chef in a full-service restaurant
- Demonstrated skill preparing sauces and stocks from scratch
- Meat and poultry preparation and portioning
- Working knowledge of food safety and HACCP
- Availability to work evenings and weekends
- Experience with wood-fired pizza and fresh pasta production

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