Chef

Want to elevate your career to a Higher Altitude?

Come bring your culinary skills to Australia's largest inflight meal manufacturer.

Join award winning global talent and watch your career soar.

At dnata catering & retail, the sky truly is the limit

We are seeking talented full-time Chefs with experience in a wide variety of cuisine for our modern, state of the art production facility based at Melbourne Airport. We cater thousands of freshly curated quality meals for a 'restaurant-in-the-sky' experience daily for our domestic and international Airline customers, across Economy Business and First class.

What does a typical day look like?

You will be working in a busy, open plan kitchen preparing & cooking various international hot & cold meals in commercial quantities, for our customer Airlines. You will assist our Sous Chefs with planning and executing the daily and weekly schedule of flights to meet our delivery targets.

In a nutshell, your main responsibilities are:

• Preparing hot & cold meals for business & economy class passengers for various domestic and international Airlines.
• Following precise recipes and inspired dishes from menus we've tailored to each of our Airline partners
• Handling bulk ingredients and working on mis en plus
• Responsible for stock control & minimising food wastage.
• Follow instructions from your section CDP or Sous Chefs with assigned tasks
• Work with teams of Catering Attendants and Production Leading Hands with fulfilling the daily work orders.
• Cleaning & maintaining a hygienic work station and kitchen environment at all times.
• Strictly following menu specifications (accurately following recipes, portioning, food prep) as well as Food Safety / HACCP, WHS & QA guidelines.

What do you need to be successful in securing this role?

• Certificate III Commercial Cookery or higher qualifications required.
• Passion & drive to deliver high quality food to our customers.
• Ability to work a flexible 7-day rotating roster.
• Understanding of ingredients and experience cooking Asian Cuisine such as Japanese, Thai, Malay, Nyonya or Cantonese recipes. Chinese will be highly regarded
• Understanding of written & verbal English, able to follow recipes and communicate.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good organisational & time management skills.
• Must be motivated, hardworking & have a good attitude.
• Ability to work under pressure in a very busy kitchen.
• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen environment preferred.
• As you will be working in the Aviation Services industry, you will be required to obtain a clear National Police Check.
• Availability to work 38 hours/week, as this role is a full-time permanent position.

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a close knit & dedicated team that is committed to safety first.
• Competitive pay rates and penalties.
• Free parking available, staff meals, and uniforms provided.
• Career development and progression, coupled with national relocation opportunities.
• 5 weeks paid annual leave.
• Access to our tailored Employee Novated Car Lease program.
• Discounts at hundreds of retailers, discounted health insurance and wellbeing resources including online exercise classes.

About Us:

We are Australia's largest and most admired inflight catering and retail partner. Specialising in inflight catering and retail, food manufacturing, and airport lounge management, our group of diverse brands enables us to deliver extensive service capabilities.

Chosen by many of the world's top airlines, we operate 16 facilities across 10 cities and employ over 4,500 people who help us to produce over 64 million meals, and service more than 250,000 flights, each year.

Parent company dnata – part of the Emirates Group – is one of the world's largest air services providers. Offering Ground Handling, Cargo, Travel, and Flight Catering, dnata ensures the global aviation industry operates smoothly and efficiently each day.

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