Chef
Hospitality · Sydney NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $33/hr
Love cooking brunch favourites and café classics? A growing hospitality business in Sydney is looking for an experienced Café Chef and values real experience, professional standards and long-term growth.
You will cook top-quality café and breakfast dishes, take pride in every plate and help the whole kitchen perform well. Service runs during the day, with good ingredients and well-made food. Beyond prep and service, you can share ideas, help shape the menu and improve kitchen systems.
The business wants people building a career, not just chasing the next job. As it grows, capable team members may move into senior chef and kitchen leadership roles. Sponsorship is available for an eligible candidate, and those with unrestricted Australian working rights are also encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Cook café and breakfast dishes to a consistently high standard, with care for flavour, seasoning, texture and presentation
- Keep portion sizes, prep and plating consistent
- Work efficiently through busy breakfast and lunch services, staying consistent even under pressure
- Use quality ingredients and keep prep standards high
- Work well with senior chefs and the rest of the kitchen team
- Suggest practical ideas for specials, seasonal dishes and menu improvements
- Help develop and fine-tune kitchen processes
- Find ways to make the kitchen more efficient, organised and better at service
- Keep food safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards up at all times
- Check stock and help manage inventory
- Prepare and store food smartly to cut food waste
- Keep your section clean, organised and properly set for service
- Help train and support kitchen team members who are still developing
- Communicate clearly and professionally during prep and service
- Own your responsibilities and deal with issues before they grow
- Take feedback positively, keep building your culinary skills and help create a respectful, accountable kitchen culture
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a professional chef
- Café, breakfast or daytime kitchen experience you can demonstrate
- Proven ability to work well in a high-volume service environment
- Strong hands-on cooking skills and a good sense of flavour balance
- Able to meet food quality and presentation standards every time
- Genuine love for quality produce and ingredient-led cooking
- Strong preparation, organisation and time-management skills, and able to juggle competing priorities in busy services
- Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene requirements
- Strong communicator and team player
- Reliable and accountable in your professional duties
- Open to feedback and always improving
- Able to bring ideas beyond simply following recipes
- Experience in bread, baking or pastry is advantageous
- Available to work weekends as rostered and public holidays when required
- Able to start early, from approximately 6:00am, with reliable transport for early shifts
- Applicants must currently be based in Sydney
- Sponsorship available for an eligible and suitably qualified candidate
- Candidates with unrestricted Australian working rights are encouraged to apply
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