Essential Skills
Cooking & Grilling Techniques: Proficiency in operating flat-top grills, charbroilers, deep fryers, and assembly stations to cook meat, plant-based patties, and toast buns to exact temperatures and standards.
Time Management & Multitasking: Ability to track multiple orders simultaneously during peak lunch or dinner rushes without compromising quality.
Attention to Detail: Following specific portion sizes, recipe guides, and customer customization requests consistently.
Teamwork & Communication: Coordinating smoothly with front-of-house staff, order expediters, and fellow line cooks.
Physical Stamina: Working on your feet for long shifts in a hot, high-energy setting.

Required Knowledge
Food Safety & Hygiene: Understanding cross-contamination prevention, proper meat holding/cooking temperatures, and local council or health department sanitation regulations.
Kitchen Equipment Operations: Knowing how to clean, maintain, and safely operate commercial grills,



fryers, refrigeration units, and point-of-sale (POS) ticket systems.
Stock & Inventory Basics: Monitoring ingredient levels (such as burger patties, cheese, lettuce, sauces) and flagging low stock to management. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Experience & Qualifications
Experience: Prior experience as a fast-food cook, line cook, or kitchen assistant in a rapid-paced cafe, burger bar, or restaurant is typically preferred. Many entry-level roles provide on-the-job training.
Certifications: A Food Handler's Certificate or Statement of Attainment in food safety (such as SITXFSA005) is commonly required or strongly favored by employers.

Pay: $57,900.00 – $87,200.00 per year

Perks:
Employee discount
Free drinks
Free food
Salary packaging

Work Location: In person

📌 Burger Chef Ferntree Gully (Australia)
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