Head Chef

As the Head Chef of Bandita, you will be leading a small, motivated team to prepare and serve delicious Latin inspired cuisine. You will also manage the execution of outside catering - we provide delicious food on a beautiful boat on the Noosa river. Below is a list of …

We are seeking a candidate with a minimum of 5+ years of Head Chef or senior kitchen leadership experience.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ordering of stock following a standardized ordering system.
• Food design and new ideas to ensure innovation, with regular menu changes.
• Menu ideas to be accurately costed to ensure pricing and profitability.
• Incorporate staff opinions and input into kitchen operations.
• Ensure cleanliness of kitchen.
• Meet targets and ensure KPI's are hit.
• Recruitment – ensuring the adequate level of staff required within the kitchen to perform services.
• Kitchen induction and orientation.
• Ensuring role clarity through issuing and reading JD's to new staff.
• Staff training and conducting performance reviews.
• Motivate and manage the kitchen team to deliver the highest standards possible, whilst creating a fun, progressive, and disciplined work environment.
• Rostering – ensuring rostering is done in advance with adequate staffing levels.
• Ensure all kitchen staff are adhering to food safety standards, and OH&S standards.
• Hold a current Food Safety Supervisor certification.
• Monitoring and policing time keeping records of all kitchen staff.
• Fostering and maintaining high morale, and ensuring the team are enthusiastic to attend and perform at Bandita.
• Enjoying your role and avoiding stress.

Australian work rights are required for this position.