Casual Café Lead: Front-of-House & Kitchen Chef

Bega Cheese; Bega; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Purchased leave options

Salary continuance insurance

Job summary

Bega Cheese Heritage Centre in NSW is seeking a passionate Chef with front of house experience to lead café operations, prepare fresh menu items and deliver exceptional visitor experiences on-site. weekend availability is required, with responsibilities spanning both kitchen prep and guest-facing service.

The role emphasizes high standards in food safety, staff leadership, and consistent quality across meals and catering experiences for visitors and events.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in similar roles is highly regarded.
• Understands food safety and safe food-handling practices.
• Reliable, flexible and takes pride in their work.
• Excellent communication, organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Customer-focused with ability to lead during busy periods.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to daily front of house and café operations, ensuring exceptional customer service and a welcoming visitor experience.
• Prepare and present high-quality café meals, catering, and function offerings while maintaining consistent food quality and presentation standards.
• Manage and train team members, allocate tasks, assist with training, and provide leadership during busy service periods.
• Manage cash handling, POS transactions, stock control, ordering, and opening and closing procedures.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleanliness, and workplace compliance while working collaboratively across the kitchen and front of house teams.

Skills

Front of house experience

Food safety knowledge

Reliability & flexibility

Communication & organisation

Customer-focused leadership

Education

Related qualification

Job description

Bega Cheese Heritage Centre in NSW is seeking a passionate Chef with front of house experience to lead café operations, prepare fresh menu items and deliver exceptional visitor experiences on-site. weekend availability is required, with responsibilities spanning both kitchen prep and guest-facing service.

The role emphasizes high standards in food safety, staff leadership, and consistent quality across meals and catering experiences for visitors and events.