Chef
Hospitality · Port Douglas, Cairns & Far North QLD, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview
Ready for your next move in hospitality? A hospitality operation in Port Douglas, Queensland is looking for experienced Cooks and Chefs to join its established kitchen team, and it values proven skills, genuine experience and reliability.
This suits people with a strong commercial kitchen background who can keep quality high, work efficiently when service gets busy and add something positive to a professional kitchen. The focus is on matching experienced hospitality workers with a role that fits their demonstrated skills and background.
Successful candidates can benefit from competitive pay, possible accommodation options and chances for ongoing career development. Kitchen experience from the Philippines, the Middle East or anywhere else can count when it is genuine.
Key Responsibilities
- Cook and prepare meals to the kitchen's established standards, following recipes so quality and consistency never slip
- Do the daily food prep and mise en place, and coordinate preparation for lunch and dinner services
- Help develop menus and recipes when needed
- Juggle several cooking tasks at once when service is busy
- Keep an eye on food quality, presentation and portion sizes
- Keep your workstation organised, clean and hygienic
- Use the right food safety and hygiene procedures
- Work hand in hand with the rest of the kitchen team during service
- Make sure prep and cooking tasks are finished on time
- Adjust quickly as service needs and kitchen priorities change, performing consistently in a high-volume kitchen
- Lend a hand with general kitchen operations when required
- Help make the workplace positive, professional and cooperative
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated professional experience working as a Cook or Chef, including proven commercial kitchen experience
- Experience in busy, high-volume hospitality settings
- Able to produce consistent food quality even under pressure
- Sound knowledge of food preparation and cooking methods
- Able to follow recipes and kitchen procedures accurately
- Strong time management and organisation skills
- A reliable, professional approach to your responsibilities at work
- Able to communicate and work well together with a kitchen team
- A strong work ethic, a positive attitude and real passion for food preparation and hospitality
- Able to work weekends, early mornings and late-night shifts when required
- Previous multi-venue hospitality experience is advantageous
- Relevant culinary qualifications and/or substantial industry experience
- Able to meet applicable Australian employment and visa requirements and willing to take part in the required candidate verification and assessment process
- Sponsorship available for eligible candidates with suitable experience
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