Chef or Cook

Cooks / Chefs of all levels | An exciting career opportunity exists for a passionate Cook or Chef to join the team in FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND.

We have vacancies across our Seven venues in Far North Queensland including:

• The Edge Hill Tavern, 4870
• Balaclava Hotel, 4870
• Woree Tavern, 4868
• Mission Beach Resort, 4852
• Smithfield Tavern, 4878
• Gateway Hotel Mareeba, 4880
• Atherton Hotel, 4883

Duties & Responsibilities

For Cooks:

• Comply with all safety and health policies, procedures, and role responsibilities as outlined in the Safety and Health Responsibilities and Accountabilities procedure
• Maintain a safety-first mindset, ensuring all tasks are performed safely
• Follow and stick to all standard operating procedures in daily operations
• Ensure day-to-day working practices follow health and safety policies and the Safety Management System
• Report employee or patron incidents promptly and accurately
• Uphold hygiene standards in back-of-house operations by following cleaning schedules and procedures
• Assist with washing up and kitchen cleaning when a kitchen attendant is unavailable

For Chefs:

• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring business objectives and service standards are achieved
• Prepare and serve meals to high-quality standards, maintaining consistency and timeliness
• Maximise revenue by meeting customer needs and enhancing menu offerings for competitiveness
• Ensure adherence to food safety, hygiene, and HACCP requirements
• Maintain a safe working environment by complying with health and safety policies and promoting a safety-first culture
• Oversee stock management, including ordering, receiving, storing, stocktakes, and cost control
• Provide leadership to the kitchen team, fostering teamwork, training staff, and monitoring performance
• Review and implement menu changes to maintain quality and operational efficiency

For Cooks:

• Food safety certification (preferred, not required) 
• Relevant work experience in professional kitchens

For Chefs:

• Apprenticeship or vocational training with hands-on kitchen experience
• Necessary trade cooking qualifications (Certificate III & IV in Commercial Cookery)
• Current Food safety certification, or are willing to obtain one.  

How will you be rewarded?

• Flexible working arrangements
• Salary $64, $85,000 (+ Super)
• Career progression to help you realise your potential. As our business grows so do the
• opportunities for our people
• Learning & development opportunities
• Everyday Rewards plus card - access exclusive employee discounts across
• Woolworths, BIG W and Endeavour Group brands (BWS, Dan Murphy's etc) and
• discounts at ALH venues.
• Access to our Endeavour Group Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Work with an industry-leading team and be a part of one of the most exciting retail
• transformations in Australia

If this gig excites you - and you're close-enough on the requirements - go on, throw your hat in the ring

We are together creators

We're big, but part of something much bigger. ALH is in good company, sitting alongside the likes of Dan Murphy's, BWS, Pinnacle Drinks within the Endeavour Group. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We're serious about having a good time - creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to. We're all about creating a more sociable future, together - for our customers and each other.

#WeAreTogetherCreators #ComeAsYouAre #DreamBig #FeelTheEnergy #LeaveYourMark #ALH #EndeavourGroup

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