Chef Full Time

Cardea Sydney Pty Ltd T/A Cardea Sydney

Barangaroo, NSW 2000

$80,000 a year - Full-time

Cardea Sydney Pty Ltd, trading as Cardea Sydney, operates a premium dining and entertainment venue in Barangaroo, Sydney. The business offers a contemporary dining experience combining quality food, handcrafted cocktails, an extensive beverage selection and live entertainment. Its menu features a variety of gourmet dishes prepared using quality ingredients, including premium meat and seafood, alongside modern and internationally inspired cuisine.

In addition to regular lunch and dinner services, Cardea caters for private functions, corporate gatherings, special celebrations and entertainment events. The business is committed to providing exceptional food quality, professional hospitality and memorable customer experiences for local residents, business professionals, tourists and visitors to Sydney. To support its ongoing operations, Cardea Sydney Pty Ltd seeks to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Full-Time Chef to oversee food preparation, cooking activities and kitchen operations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for menu planning, preparing and cooking dishes, managing kitchen resources, supervising kitchen staff, maintaining food quality and ensuring compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.

About the role:

The role of a Chef at Cardea Sydney Pty Ltd involves planning and developing menus, preparing and cooking a variety of contemporary and internationally inspired dishes, and ensuring high standards of food quality, flavour and presentation. The Chef will be responsible for estimating food and labour costs, monitoring stock levels, ordering ingredients, managing kitchen inventory and minimising food wastage.



The position also involves coordinating daily kitchen operations, supervising kitchen staff, allocating duties, maintaining preparation schedules and ensuring meals are delivered efficiently during regular services and private functions.

Additionally, the Chef must maintain kitchen cleanliness and ensure compliance with relevant food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements. Through effective kitchen management and culinary expertise, the Chef will contribute to Cardea's operational efficiency, customer satisfaction and reputation as a premium dining and entertainment venue in Barangaroo.

Key Responsibilities:

- Ensure the presentation and cleanliness of the kitchen is maintained to a high standard.
- Ensure the highest quality and presentation of all food products served, including the production and preparation of food.
- Ensure a high standard of customer service is developed and maintained in the kitchen.
- Cook different food of the menu.
- Cook Special meals.
- Ensure stock levels for trade requirements are maintained for food and related equipment.
- Check all kitchen deliveries and creation of purchase orders to match all invoices received for kitchen supplies.
- Maintain, continually review and improve food stock control systems and processes.
- Ensure regular and concise food stock takes are conducted and any discrepancies are investigated.
- Delegate tasks,



direct and supervise kitchen staff to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the kitchen.
- Development of kitchen staff rostering.
- Correctly train new staff to ensure their operational effectiveness.
- Train and develop staff to increase their skills and knowledge in food preparation and presentation.
- Abide by Policies and Procedures in relation to employee issues.
- Maintain internal communications to ensure productivity and teamwork.
- Report and document all incidents/accidents as per procedures.
- Practice and promote policies and procedures in relation to fire, occupational health and safety, security and food hygiene standards.
- Ensure compliance with the Hospitality Award.
- Promote a safe and healthy workplace and minimize any safety hazards or risks by either eliminating or controlling the risk.
- Report all matters that have the potential to adversely affect the restaurant.

Candidate must have:

- 1-2 years previous experience as a cook.
- Be able to work within a team to continue to meet the high standards expected excellent communicate
- Relevant qualification of industry skills or proven experience
- Strong management and planning skills
- Attention to detail
- Passion for food and producing high quality dishes
- Driven to achieve high standard and efficient service

We will provide:

- Good working environment
- Complete support from management
- Two days off per week

Schedule:

- Flexible hours
- Public holidays
- Rotating roster
- Weekend availability

If you are interested in the role available please apply with a resume and cover letter. Pay: From $80,000.00 per year

Advantages

- Employee discount
- Free drinks
- Free food

Work Location: In person

📌 Chef (Barangaroo)
🏢 CARDEA SYDNEY
📍 Barangaroo