Chef

• Role is located at Darlington - Mandelbaum House 385 Abercrombie Street, Darlington. NSW 2008
• An Salary Rate of $70,000 plus super
• This is a Full Time ongoing position

Chartwells provides tailored, boutique and unique hospitality solutions to the education market. We specialise in challenging the boundaries in order to deliver a sustainable point of difference.

Overall purpose of the role

Employed to prepare, cook and serve good quality food for customers, residents or clients, in conjunction with the
contractual requirements of the unit. Must ensure that all tasks associated with food production are performed with
due regard for food safety regulations and adherence to our safety culture behaviours.

Role Duties and Requirements:

Apply basic communication skills

• Follow routine instructions

• May be required to draft simple correspondence

• Receive and relay information

Apply catering control principles

• Carry out catering control procedures (portion control, stock control, food storage)

• Identify procedures for reducing wastage during ordering, storage and processing of food

• Minimise waste by recycling

Clean and maintain kitchen premises

• Ensure equipment is cleaned, sanitised and stored appropriately

• Ensure floors are swept and mopped

• Ensure Kitchen areas have adequate supplies to maintain standards during service

• Ensure kitchen floors are swept, mopped or vacuumed after service

• Handle waste and linen

Develop and update industry knowledge

• Seek internal training opportunities appropriate for position as agreed with manager

• Update skills, knowledge and qualifications and licenses to maintain a high level of competence

Maintain consumer satisfaction

• Ensure that personal hygiene and presentation standards are maintained

• Gather consumer feedback and pass the information on to management

• Strive to exceed consumer expectations

Prepare, cook and present food

• Assemble and prepare ingredients

• Complete end of service requirements

• Cook and serve menu items for food service

• Establish and maintain quality control

• Portion and plate food

• Prepare dairy, dry goods, fruit and vegetables

• Prepare meat, seafood and poultry

Receive and store kitchen supplies

• Receive delivery of supplies

• Ensure supplies are stored correctly

• Rotate and maintain supplies

• Notify Manager when more supplies are needed

Work with colleagues and customers

• Communicate effectively in the workplace

• Maintain personal presentation standards

• Work effectively in a team

Skills and experience Essential

• Certificate III Commercial Cookery

• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a positive outlook and professional manner

• Flexible approach and attitude

• Good communication skills

• Hard working

• Physically fit and reliable

• Previous experience Cooking in a similar environment

• Team player and able to work autonomously

• Working with children clearance

Our people's unique backgrounds, experience, and abilities are at the heart of our vibrant workforce. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the diverse communities that we serve, where everyone feels empowered and valued. By building diverse teams means we are creating inclusive environments for all our people and also those we connect with through our day to day operation. We welcome & encourage applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, gender expressions, gender identity and people with disability.

Continue your career growth with the company who values your contribution. Respect. Growth. Teamwork.

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