Chef and Cook
Hospitality · Belmont, Perth WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview
Ready to grow your cooking career abroad? A verified Cook/Chef opening in Western Australia is looking for an experienced kitchen professional who feels at home preparing fusion-style cuisine and can help keep a busy kitchen organised and performing well.
You will cook across breakfast, lunch and dinner service, sharpen your culinary skills and take charge of food preparation, quality and kitchen coordination.
If you have cooked professionally in the Middle East or back home in the Philippines, that kitchen experience is worth highlighting in your application.
Key Responsibilities
- Cook and plate dishes for the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, working quickly when service gets busy
- Serve up authentic fusion-style food that sticks to the recipes and quality standards
- Get ingredients prepped and cooking stations set up before each service
- Make sure knives, pans, scales and other kitchen tools are ready and on hand
- Go over recipes and tweak ingredients or methods when needed
- Organise the daily kitchen jobs and hand out tasks to the team
- Help supervise and train kitchen staff
- Let front-of-house staff know about the daily specials and other kitchen updates
- Keep every plate looking attractive and consistent
- Adjust meals where reasonable to suit what customers ask for
- Keep an eye on food stock, flag what ingredients will be needed soon and help with purchasing and ordering
- Check that food stays fresh and of good quality, throwing out anything expired or unsuitable in line with food safety procedures
- Keep the kitchen clean, safe and tidy, and use commercial cooking equipment safely and properly
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated professional experience working as a Chef or Cook, with a minimum 2 years of kitchen experience
- Experience cooking fusion-style cuisine
- Strong knowledge of modern cooking methods and recipes
- Hands-on experience using grills, fryers, ovens and other commercial kitchen equipment
- Knowledge of baking and pastry techniques
- Leadership skills and confidence in supervising kitchen staff
- Able to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced kitchen, with strong time management and organisational skills
- Good communication and teamwork
- Knowledge of food hygiene and sanitation regulations
- Able to keep food quality and presentation at a high standard
- Australian work rights or eligibility for an appropriate sponsored visa, plus willingness to work in Western Australia
- Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates
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