Little Chef Indian Restaurant is located at Shop 1, 108 High Street, Belmont, Geelong, Victoria 3216. It is a fine dining family restaurant that serves authentic Indian Cuisine. Our Philosophy is to maintain the food and service quality at the highest possible level.

Position:

We are seeking highly skilled, motivated and enthusiastic individual with relevant qualification to come and join our team as the Full-time Chef/Cook.

Skills and Experience:
Preparation of raw ingredients including meat and vegetables through use of diverse cutting and marinating techniques
Inspecting raw ingredients to check for spoilage and assess usability
Maintaining skills and knowledge relevant to job duties and preparing items on restaurant menu
Plan, collect, estimating food and commodities for menus
Priorities menus, recipes and task sheets
Monitoring dish quality at all stages of cooking and preparation
Adjusting recipes where required to fit special dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian)
Utilizing kitchen utensils, appliances, and cookware to prepare ingredients and meals
Monitoring and regulating heat and cold sources such as ovens, stoves, fridges, freezers, grills, and other equipment to ensure food and meal quality




Serving and portioning foods and adding garnishes and other ingredients as necessary to ensure dishes are well presented
Preparing and flavouring sauces and gravies with condiments, herbs, spices, and other ingredients as required by the recipe
Following safety and hygiene regulations and procedures around food handling, storage, preparation
Ensuring the cleanliness of work stations and kitchen area and abiding by occupational health and safety procedures
Providing input to menu changes with consideration of availability of seasonal produce
Communication with other members of staff including waiters, management, and other kitchen staff in relation to issues relevant to the kitchen
Estimating stock requirements and ordering stock to ensure kitchen is fully stocked for service
Demonstrate a high standard of personal hygiene
Ensures high standards of sanitation and cleanliness are maintained throughout kitchen

Qualifications and Experience
Certificate IV in commercial cookery or equivalent in a related field.
At least three years of relevant commercial cooking experience

Remuneration
The successful candidate will be paid $75,000 to $85,000 plus superannuation.

Job Type: Full time

Work Location: In person

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🏢 THE TRUSTEE FOR KHOKHAR FAMILY TRUST T/A LITTLE CHEF INDIAN RESTAURANT
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