Pastry Chef

5 days ago

Coolangatta Queensland, Australia dnata Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year

Coolangatta

Elevate your career to a Higher Altitude
Come join our national bakery team at Coolangatta Airport as a fulltime Pastry Chef.
At dnata catering & retail the sky's truly the limit
AVIATION SUPPORT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 2024

AUSTRALASIA'S AIRLINE CATERER OF THE YEAR 2025

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic
Pastry Chef
to join our busy national bakery. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in either food manufacturing and production, or large multi-function high end venues. We are looking for experience in producing consistent, high quality culinary items.

What does a typical day look like?
As one our Pastry Chef you will be working in a busy, open plan kitchen preparing & cooking various international hot & cold meals, for our customer airlines. This will also involve supervising other kitchen staff including Catering Attendants and Casual labour hire team members.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Responsible For

  • Maintaining a kitchen environment that promises flair, creativity, and consistency in the quality of menu items with consistent taste and appearance.
  • Being multi-skilled and leads teams in all areas of food production and assembly.
  • Ensuring correct stock rotation is adhered to, ensuring minimal/no product wastage.
  • Prioritizing and manages workload to meet cold soak requirements and pickup times.
  • The preparation of complex, and exotic dishes to specification.
  • Providing feedback regarding shortfalls in production process to improve process and exceed customer service expectations.
  • Supervising and trains kitchen staff as required.
  • Performing activities working to passenger load requirements and Airline specification.
  • Participating in customer menu development and presentation.
  • Complying with hygiene, safety, quality, customer service, right first time and performance standards.
  • Complying with all dnata Food Safety requirements including Personal Hygiene, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Food Handling and Storage Requirements.
  • Complying with Customer and Legislative HACCP requirements.

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

  • Demonstrated success in a similar role
  • Trade qualified Chef with at least 3 years' experience in a high volume food production environment
  • Previous experience in a commercial kitchen environment preferred but not essential
  • Advanced knowledge of HACCP / QSAI / Food Safety and OHS
  • Prior experience in a HALAL working environment and knowledge regarding segregation and separation of equipment
  • Strong communication and organisational skills
  • Ability to work across a 7-day rotating roster
  • As you will be working in the Aviation Services industry, you will be required to obtain a clear National Police Check.

What's in it for you?

  • Be part of a close knit & dedicated team that is committed to safety.
  • Competitive pay rates and penalties.
  • Free onsite parking, meals, and uniforms.
  • 5 weeks Annual Leave.
  • Tailored Novated Car Lease option available.
  • 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 and food manufacturing, 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 12 cities and employ over 4,000 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 inflight catering and retail services, dnata ensures the aviation industry operates smoothly and efficiently.

Want to know more about dnata catering and our global businesses? Visit our Australian careers website and watch a short video here:

Does this role sound perfect for you? If so, we want to hear from you
Click the link below and upload your resume to start the journey of joining the dnata catering & retail family today.

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