Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: VIC: Melbourne
Job Category: Aged Care/Retirement,Chef Manager,Commercial Kitchen,Customer Service,Food Safety,Food Safety Supervisor,School Dining & Catering,Supervisor,Texture Modified Food,Trade Qualified - Chef
Love Variety?
Lead Great Food Across Victoria!
Cater Care is looking for an experienced, hands-on Relief Chef Manager to support our diverse catering operations across Victoria.
This is a fantastic prospect for a confident Chef Manager who enjoys variety, thrives on new challenges and can make an immediate impact wherever they're needed.
You'll travel across our aged care, health, education and youth justice sites, including our dedicated education brand, gather.
From leading kitchen teams to maintaining food quality and ensuring smooth daily operations, you'll play a vital role in keeping our sites running at their best.
You'll need to be adaptable, resilient and comfortable travelling regionally, including regular overnight stays away from home.
If you're a natural leader who takes pride in great food, strong teams and operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you!
Job Description
What We Offer
Competitive salary: $85,000 base plus superannuation
Vehicle allowance: $10,000 per annum, with tolls covered
Travel covered: Work-related accommodation and meals provided
Permanent position: Full-time, 40 hours per week across a Monday-Sunday roster
Variety and development: Broaden your experience across diverse catering environments
Your Role
Lead kitchen operations across multiple sites, ensuring seamless service and quality food
Support, motivate and manage kitchen teams to achieve their best
Oversee menus, bulk food preparation and specialised dietary requirements
Maintain food safety, hygiene, cleanliness and workplace safety standards
Manage stock, ordering,



food costs and kitchen resources
Build positive relationships with clients and site stakeholders
Desired Skills and Experience
You're an experienced culinary professional with the leadership capability, initiative and adaptability to make an impact across diverse catering environments.
You'll Bring
A Commercial Cookery trade qualification and proven experience in high-volume catering
Strong kitchen leadership skills, with the ability to inspire teams and maintain operational standards
Expertise in food safety, bulk food preparation and specialised dietary requirements
A proactive, resilient approach, with excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
The ability to work autonomously, solve problems and confidently manage changing operational demands
Essential Requirements
Current Food Safety Supervisor certification
Current driver's licence and access to your own vehicle
Flexibility and willingness to travel throughout Victoria, including regular regional travel and overnight stays away from home
Current Working with Children Check (WWCC), required influenza vaccination and satisfactory police checks, as applicable to individual site requirements
Willingness to complete required Youth Justice inductions and site-specific training
About Cater Care
Cater Care is a leading, 100% Australian-owned contract catering provider, operating across aged care, education, retirement, retail, health and remote services.
Our values of Care, Pride and Community drive our commitment to our people, our clients and the communities we serve.
We celebrate diversity and encourage First Nations people to consider a career with us.
Ready for Your Next Challenge?
Bring your culinary expertise, leadership skills and can-do attitude to a role where no two days are the same.
and become an integral part Cater Care's Victorian operations!
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📌 Multi-Site Relief Chef Manager - Victoria (Melbourne)
🏢 Cater Care
📍 Melbourne