Chef

The Client

St Martin's Café is an established modern café restaurant in Brighton, Victoria. They are now looking for a Chef to join their kitchen team.

The Role

You will have the opportunity to work at an established business which will develop you professionally and to allow you to hone your skills and techniques even further. You will also have opportunities to progress in the business and play an important role in the continued success of the restaurant. Recently got an approval for nighttime operations and looking for a chef to fill the role.

This is a full-time role with an annual salary set between $73,500 to $75,500 plus superannuation.

Responsibilities

• Costing menu items including costing of food and labour costs
• Plan, collect, estimate food and commodities for menus
• Skills in a wide range of cookery methods to produce a range of menu items
• Plan and sequence the timing of food and preparation of tasks.
• Menu planning with the assistance of the restaurant manager.
• Evaluate food products to ensure quality standards are consistently attained
• Being responsible for examining, tasting and improving all food prepared to ensure quality
• Considering instructions related to preparing orders to meet special dietary requirements
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and services, ordering and inventory control.
• May select and train kitchen staff.
• Leading the kitchen team
• Advise and demonstrate on portioning of ingredients and food, placing it on plates, dressing and garnishes
• Ensure all inventory and the general keeping of the Cold Room and advise accordingly on storing food in temperature-controlled facilities
  
  

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Relevant Certificate 3 or 4 qualifications in commercial cookery
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Chef
• Must have at least 2 years of experience in cooking over grill
• At least 2 years of menu planning experience
• At least 2 years' experience in dietary and nutritional planning
• Must know how to create new recipes and design menu according to budget
• Knowledge and experience in modern Australian cuisine is essential
• Must know how to work with dietary requirements such as vegan, and gluten free food preparation techniques
• Must be able to work with variety of proteins including beef, pork, seafood
• Experience in adherence to recipe & portion control, as well as ordering and stock control
• Ability to follow instruction & take direction
• Excellent time management and attention to detail
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
• Be available to work on weekends to deal with many customers