Chef de Partie – Production Kitchen A Life Plus | Botany, Sydney NSW

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $65,000–$70,000 per year

About A Life Plus A Life Plus is a growing food production and meal delivery business focused on producing high-quality, nutritious meals at scale. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Chef de Partie to join our production kitchen team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a chef who enjoys structured production, high-volume cooking and working as part of a professional kitchen team.

About the Role

As a Chef de Partie, you will play an important role in the daily production of meals, ensuring all food is prepared, cooked and presented to A Life Plus standards.

You will work closely with the kitchen leadership team to maintain quality, consistency, food safety and production efficiency across large-volume meal production.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare and cook food according to standardised recipes and production specifications.
- Work efficiently within a high-volume production kitchen.
- Manage your allocated section and ensure production targets are achieved.
- Maintain consistent portion sizes, yields, quality and presentation.
- Follow recipes, cooking procedures and production schedules accurately.
- Monitor cooking times, temperatures and product quality.
- Assist with bulk preparation and batch cooking.
- Maintain excellent food hygiene and food safety standards.
- Follow HACCP and A Life Plus food safety procedures.
- Minimise food wastage and maximise product yield.
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe work area.
- Assist with stock rotation and correct storage procedures.
- Work collaboratively with the wider production and packing teams.
- Support new product development and menu changes when required.




- Assist with training junior kitchen team members.

What We're Looking For
- Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or similar position.
- Proven experience in a production kitchen, central kitchen, catering kitchen or high-volume food operation.
- Strong bulk cooking and food preparation skills.
- Excellent understanding of food safety and hygiene.
- Ability to follow standardised recipes and specifications.
- Strong attention to detail and consistency.
- Ability to work efficiently under time pressure.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- A positive, reliable and hands-on attitude.
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent experience.
- Australian work rights.

Production Kitchen Experience Is Highly Valued Experience in a large-scale production or meal manufacturing environment will be highly regarded.

You should be comfortable working with:

- Large-volume batch cooking
- Standardised recipes and production sheets
- Yield and portion control
- High-volume preparation
- Production targets and deadlines
- Temperature control and food safety procedures
- Chilled meal production
- Consistency across large numbers of meals

What We Offer
- Full-time position
- Stable and structured production environment
- Opportunity to work with an experienced kitchen leadership team
- Opportunity for career progression within a growing food business
- Professional and supportive team workplace
- Monday–Sunday production schedule depending on operational requirements

Apply Now If you are an experienced chef who enjoys production cooking, consistency, quality and working as part of a high-performing kitchen team, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and a brief summary of your production kitchen experience.

Pay: $65,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 CHEF DE PARTIE (PRODUCTION KITCHEN) (Botany)
🏢 Meals Plus
📍 Botany