The role

We need an experienced specialist chef for a 12-week fixed-term contract to set up our sweets and chaat section and train our current kitchen team for the opening.

You will:

- Set up the sweets and chaat production stations before opening
- Prepare traditional Indian sweets in large batches, including syrup-based sweets, milk-based sweets, barfi, ladoo and halwa, with precise sugar-stage control
- Prepare chaat items such as pani puri, papdi chaat, tikki and dahi bhalla to brand standards
- Calibrate recipes to Australian ingredients and write recipe cards and portion specifications
- Train and assess our local cooks through demonstration and supervised practice
- Maintain food safety and hygiene standards

You will need

- At least 3 years' experience as a chef specialising in Indian sweets (mithai) and chaat in a high-volume commercial kitchen
- Proven ability to produce traditional sweets consistently at scale, including sugar-syrup stages, setting and moulding
- Experience training other cooks
- Cert III or IV in Commercial Cookery, a hospitality degree, or equivalent experience




- Experience with a large Indian sweets brand's standardised recipes is highly regarded
- Full Australian work rights for the contract period
- Availability to work early and late shifts, including weekends and public holidays

What we offer

- $41.00 per hour plus 12% superannuation
- Saturday, Sunday, public holiday and overtime penalty rates under the Restaurant Industry Award 2020
- 37.5 hours per week, 5 shifts
- Staff meal on every shift

Pay: Up to $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 38.0 per week

Application Question(s):

- Do you have the right to work in Australia for the full contract period?
- Are you available for a 12-week, full-time fixed-term contract starting in December 2026?
- Can you work early (8am) and late (until 10pm) shifts, including weekends and public holidays?
- How many years of experience do you have as a chef specialising in Indian sweets and chaat in a high-volume kitchen?
- Have you trained or supervised other cooks?
- Are you willing to complete a practical cooking test?

Work Location: In person

📌 Chef – Indian Sweets (Mithai) & Chaat Specialist – Fixed Term (Rouse Hill)
🏢 Spiced Roots
📍 Rouse Hill