Chef

Position Title: Chef
Business Type: Full-Service Restaurant
Location: Sydney Australia
Employment Type: Full-time
Hours: Minimum 38 hours per week

Position Summary
The Chef is responsible for planning preparing and overseeing the production of high-quality wholefoods restaurant meals while maintaining food safety kitchen efficiency and consistent presentation standards. The role requires the ability to manage kitchen operations in a fast-paced restaurant environment with a focus on fresh healthy and seasonal menu offerings.

Key Responsibilities
- Planning and preparing menu items including breakfast brunch lunch meals salads sandwiches baked items and seasonal specials.
- Designing and contributing to new menu items and rotating specials in line with customer preferences and wholefoods restaurant concepts.
- Preparing and cooking food using various cooking techniques including grilling roasting baking poaching sautéing and steaming.
- Ensuring all meals are prepared and presented consistently to a high standard.
- Monitoring food quality at all stages of preparation and presentation.
- Managing kitchen operations during busy service periods and coordinating workflow efficiently.
- Ordering food supplies and kitchen inventory while monitoring stock levels and minimising wastage.
- Inspecting and maintaining the quality and freshness of ingredients and ensuring proper food storage procedures.
- Ensuring compliance with NSW food safety regulations hygiene standards and workplace health and safety requirements.
- Supervising and training kitchen staff in food preparation techniques kitchen procedures and safe food handling practices.
- Assisting in rostering and coordinating kitchen staff where required.
- Monitoring portion control and food costs to assist in maintaining profitability.
- Maintaining cleanliness and organisation of kitchen equipment workstations and storage areas.
- Collaborating with management regarding menu development seasonal offerings and operational improvements.

Skills and Experience Required
- Relevant qualification equivalent to an Australian Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or higher or at least three years of relevant work experience.
- Experience working in a café restaurant or wholefoods kitchen environment.
- Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene procedures.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to supervise and work collaboratively with kitchen staff.
- Knowledge of healthy fresh and seasonal food preparation preferred

Expected Salary: $79500 - $85000 AUD per year