Brewery Cook/Chef Ocean Grove (30 hrs per week, permanent part-time)

Blackman's Brewery; Ocean Grove; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible rosters

30 hours per week

Beer Club membership

Venue/retail vouchers monthly

Job summary

Blackman’s Ocean Grove kitchen seeks a passionate, versatile Chef/Cook for a permanent part-time role (30 hours/week) in a busy beer-focused venue. You may be a trained graduate or an experienced cook who takes pride in craft and safety.

Expect a vibrant, supportive kitchen with opportunities to learn and grow in the hospitality industry. Key qualities include punctuality, initiative, and a strong work ethic, with weekends and busy periods required.

Qualifications

• TAFE-qualified (or Certificate III equivalent) with a genuine enthusiasm for cooking and learning.
• Sound knowledge of Food Safety and HACCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present dishes to high standards with strict quality control.
• Freeze and preserve foods; assist with stocktakes and deliveries with FIFO.
• Maintain clean-as-you-go workflow, assist during service, and perform kitchen deep cleans in line with HACCP standards.
• Attend weekly team meetings and ensure the venue is secure at end of shift.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Punctuality

Strong work ethic

Initiative

Flexibility

Education

TAFE qualification or Certificate III

Job description

Brewery Cook/Chef Ocean Grove (30 hrs per week, permanent part-time)

The Blackman’s Ocean Grove kitchen is a high energy, busy and fun environment that pumps out epic, super tasty burgers to complement the beers we brew. We are looking for an energetic, versatile, and reliable permanent part-time Chef / Cook to join our kitchen team.

You may be an experienced cook or a newly TAFE-qualified graduate eager to launch your career, but as long as if you take pride in your craft, are passionate about furthering yourself in the hospitality industry, and bring a strong work ethic, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities of the role:

• Prepare, cook, and present dishes to our high standards, ensuring strict quality control at every stage of production.


• Freeze and preserve foods.


• Assist with stocktakes, manage incoming deliveries (unpacking and putting away), and maintain strict stock rotation (FIFO).


• Practice a strict "clean-as-you-go" workflow, jump in on dishes during service, execute kitchen deep cleans, and strictly follow HACCP/food safety standards.


• Being punctual, in correct attire, and compliance with the general guidelines outlined by the management.


• Attend weekly team meetings.


• Ensuring venue is left secure if opening or securing premises at the end of a shift.


• Reporting incidents and consulting with other staff and Managers as required (minor/major incidents and accidents).

What we’re looking for in our kitchen team:

• Someone who loves to cook great food! TAFE-qualified (or Certificate III equivalent) with a genuine enthusiasm for cooking and a real desire to learn and grow in the industry.


• Sound knowledge of Food and Safety, HACCP standards. You must have a food safety certification issued by a registered training organisation.


• Possess initiative and a 'can-do' attitude.


• Proven track record of punctuality, a strong work ethic, and great flexibility/availability including during weekends and busy holiday periods.

What we’re offering you:

• Flexible rosters with guaranteed weekly hours (part-time, 30 hours per week).


• A supportive, fun, and high-energy kitchen environment.


• A fantastic environment to learn, refine your skills, and build your career.


• A place you can be passionate and proud to work for, and one you want to have a beer in.


• You’ll become a member of the Blackman's Beer Club! You get a case of our award-winning beers a month with exclusive Blackman’s Beer Club beers or a venue/retail voucher every month.

We really love good beer, but we really love good food as well and it's important to us that the quality of food we offer matches the quality of our beer.Help to grow a family business who happen to make the BEST beer in Geelong and on the Surf Coast!