Head Chef
Hospitality · Clare, Yorke Peninsula & Clare Valley SA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview
If you have been running a kitchen as a Head Chef, or you are an experienced Sous Chef ready for more, this role in Clare could be your next big step.
The job is about much more than cooking well. You will bring together great food, team leadership, an organised kitchen, careful cost control and reliable service. Along the way you can help shape menus, train and grow the kitchen staff, and keep standards high for restaurant service as well as functions and events.
It is a busy hospitality kitchen, so your hands-on skills, leadership and business sense will all count.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the kitchen and take overall charge of how it runs each day
- Supervise kitchen team members, train them and help them grow
- Plan menus and deliver them to a consistently high standard, including seasonal menus and food promotions
- Keep food quality, presentation and consistency strong across every service
- Run the kitchen side of restaurant and breakfast services, and look after catering for conferences, weddings and private functions
- Handle food purchasing, stock levels and inventory, keeping food costs in check and wastage low
- Draw up staff rosters that match what the operation needs
- Follow food safety, HACCP and workplace health and safety standards
- Work hand in hand with other hospitality departments so service runs smoothly
- Review how the kitchen works and bring in improvements
- Keep the kitchen clean, organised and professional
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated experience working professionally as a Head Chef or experienced Sous Chef
- Strong commercial kitchen background, including relevant time in hotels, resorts, restaurants or similar hospitality settings
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a kitchen team, with strong communication and team leadership skills
- Experience creating menus and putting them into practice
- Practical knowledge of food costing and budgeting for a kitchen
- Experience in purchasing, stock control and inventory management
- Familiar with HACCP and Australian food safety practices
- Able to juggle multiple services and functions in a busy environment
- Strong skills in training and developing staff
- Good organisation and time-management skills
- Demonstrated ability to work on your own and take ownership of how the kitchen runs
- Professional experience backed by appropriate employment documentation, and the ability to satisfy applicable Australian employment and sponsorship requirements
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