Head Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Gold Coast, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Kabayan, if you have been running a busy kitchen and you are ready to lead one in Australia, this Head Chef role on the Gold Coast is worth your time. A hospitality group is looking for one chef to head the kitchens of two venues side by side: an award-winning grill house serving smoked barbecue, steaks and burgers, and a cocktail lounge with a 1920s style, sharing plates of tapas and private functions.
You would report to the Executive Chef and guide a team of sous chefs, cooks and kitchen hands. Good news for overseas workers: the group welcomes applicants who need visa sponsorship and will support the right candidate through the process where applicable.
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Key Responsibilities
- Plan the menus of both venues, from seasonal specials to new dishes, with cost always in mind
- Guide and encourage your sous chefs, cooks and kitchen hands, training them and giving feedback along the way
- Lead prep and cooking, the grill and smoker too, and help out on the line when it gets busy
- Make sure each plate is right in quality, taste, presentation and portions
- Keep the kitchen clean, tidy and safe, with food safety, hygiene and allergen standards followed
- Look after ordering, inventory and storage so stock is right and little goes to waste
- Watch food and labour spending so the kitchen stays on budget
- Prepare rosters for lunch, dinner and late-night shifts
- Get functions, banquet menus and private events ready
- Work hand in hand with front of house, and keep learning new trends and techniques
Requirements & Eligibility
- You have worked as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or Kitchen Manager and can prove it
- You hold Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, a culinary arts qualification or other equivalent formal training
- You know how high-volume, fast-paced kitchens run
- Time spent on American-style BBQ, smokers and premium steaks on the grill is highly desirable
- You have kept food and labour spending within a budget before
- You understand ordering systems, stock control and working with suppliers well, and you have catered functions and banquets
- You know food safety and how to manage allergens
- You are fit for hard physical work, on your feet for hours and lifting heavy items
- You can work flexible hours, evenings, weekends and public holidays included
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