Culinary Expert

We are seeking a skilled Culinary Expert to join our team at Amentum. As a key member of our kitchen staff, you will be responsible for preparing and cooking food to the highest standards, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery of meals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare ingredients by chopping, slicing, marinating, and ensuring proper portioning for recipes.
• Cook food according to restaurant or kitchen standards, following recipes to ensure consistency and taste.
• Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen, cooking equipment, and utensils, adhering to sanitation and food safety standards.
• Be familiar with the menu, ingredients, and cooking methods to effectively prepare and present dishes.
• Monitor the quality of ingredients and finished dishes to maintain consistency and high standards.
• Prepare dishes in a timely manner, ensuring all meals are ready according to the service schedule.
• Work closely with kitchen staff, chefs, and other cooks to manage kitchen operations, communicate orders, and ensure efficient meal preparation.
• Assist in tracking and managing kitchen supplies, reporting when ingredients need to be reordered.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and kitchen procedures, including proper storage of ingredients and food handling techniques.

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a cook or in a food preparation role.
• Strong understanding of different cooking methods, food safety standards, and kitchen equipment.
• Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment, and have good communication skills.
• Must be able to stand for long hours, lift heavy pots and pans, and handle the physical demands of kitchen work.

Pre-Employment Checks:

• Referee Checks: Verification of professional references to assess suitability for the role.
• Criminal History Checks: Ensuring candidates meet the security standards required for the position.
• Pre-Employment Medical Assessment: Evaluation to confirm the physical fitness of candidates for the demands of the role.
• Drug and Alcohol Test: Screening to uphold Amentum's zero-tolerance policy on substance abuse.

Citizenship Requirements:

Applicants must meet specific citizenship criteria:

Australian Citizens: Must be Australian citizens.

These requirements are essential because successful candidates will need to obtain a security clearance as part of their employment at Amentum.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.