Head Chef

4 weeks ago

Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Australia Hospitality Recruits Full time

Location: Regional Victoria Mornington Peninsula

Work Type: Full Time

Salary: $70K - $90K + super

Head Chef and Sous Chef – Mornington Peninsula

A great opportunity exists for a Head Chef and a Sous Chef to join a regional Restaurant/Winery located on the Mornington Peninsula less than 100KM from Melbourne. It's a popular, well-established business within a tourist destination with a thriving local community and frequent tourists who visit more than once. Sponsorship opportunity if required – Must currently be in Australia.

This is an opportunity for someone to lead a team and continue to build, expand, and develop the menu. The owners are looking for chefs who can bring new ideas to the table and help strengthen its reputation while keeping its existing bustling trade coming back for what they love.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Full-time position $70K to $90K plus super. What we are looking for are chefs that have a 'can do' attitude and can tick the majority of items below:

Duties
  1. Menu planning and development
  2. Be creative with a new menu
  3. Estimating food and labor costs
  4. Liaising with suppliers and use of seasonal and local produce
  5. Monitoring quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
  6. Ensuring hygiene regulations are met
  7. The ability to lead, train and nurture staff with leadership skills
  8. Autonomously run your own kitchen
  9. Prepare and serve meals with pride
  10. Set a seasonal menu while introducing some fresh ideas
  11. Manage and maintain stock efficiently
  12. Keep records of expenses and wastage
  13. Maintain an immaculately clean kitchen at all times
  14. Work at pace and be flexible with client requests
BENEFITS & PERKS

A generous salary is offered. You will have the use of a professional team to carry out your duties to a high standard. These full-time positions are for career-minded chefs.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

You will have at a minimum a Certificate IV or 4 years of experience running a kitchen as a Head or Sous Chef.

Experience Required
  1. Show creativity in cookery techniques and ability to train others
  2. Work well under pressure
  3. Team-oriented
  4. Positive, punctual and professional approach
  5. Familiar with food safety and OHS guidelines
  6. Attention to detail
  7. Competency with ordering and managing stock
Responsibilities
  1. Manage finances for kitchen operations
  2. Produce quality food
  3. Oversee menu creation
  4. Train junior personnel
Qualifications
  1. Cert IV in Commercial Cookery
  2. 4+ years of kitchen experience
  3. Experience in leading and supervising junior chefs
  4. Experience working within budget constraints

Please note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Date Posted: February 17, 2022

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