Casual Chef – Catering Kitchen

Simple Catering Kitchen; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Positive, supportive team environment

No late-night finishes — kitchen ends

Career growth as the business expands

Variety — catering for events, private

Grow with a developing Gold Coast busi

Job summary

Simple Catering Kitchen in Nerang is seeking a reliable, hands-on Chef to join a growing catering kitchen. Initially 20–30 hours per week with potential for more hours and increased responsibility as the operation expands.

We require weekend availability and a passion for quality food, with opportunities for genuine career growth within a supportive team on the Gold Coast.

Qualifications

• Qualified or experienced Chef.
• Experience in catering or high-volume food production is highly regarded.
• Weekend availability is essential, including Saturdays and Sundays.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and produce high-volume catering orders.
• Follow recipes, production sheets and kitchen procedures.
• Ensure food quality and presentation to a high standard.
• Work efficiently to meet catering deadlines.
• Food preparation, cooking and packing orders.
• Stock rotation and keeping the kitchen organised.
• Follow food safety and hygiene requirements.
• Check orders for accuracy before they leave the kitchen.
• Complete catering deliveries across the Gold Coast when required.
• Collaborate with the kitchen and catering team.

Skills

Reliable and punctual

Detail-oriented

Team player

Positive attitude

Driver's license

High-volume catering

Job description

We’re looking for a reliable, hands-on Chef to join our growing catering kitchen in Nerang.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy catering environment, takes pride in producing quality food and wants the opportunity to grow with the business.

Simple Catering Kitchen | Nerang

The Role

While the role will initially be around 20–30 hours per week, there is potential for significantly more hours and increased responsibility for the right person as our catering operation continues to grow. Weekend work is required but won't always be both days.

We’re looking for someone who wants more than just a casual job and is interested in developing into a larger role within our kitchen team.

You’ll be involved in:

• Preparing and producing high-volume catering orders
• Following recipes, production sheets and kitchen procedures
• Ensuring food is consistently presented and produced to a high standard
• Working efficiently to meet catering deadlines
• Food preparation, cooking and packing orders
• Stock rotation and maintaining kitchen organisation
• Following food safety and hygiene requirements
• Checking orders carefully for accuracy before they leave the kitchen
• Completing catering deliveries across the Gold Coast when requiredWorking closely with the kitchen and catering team
• Taking responsibility for the quality and presentation of your work

Our Team & Culture

We believe a good kitchen is built on good people, mutual respect and teamwork.

We’re a growing business and we want our kitchen to be a positive, supportive place to work. We work hard, but we also believe in helping each other out, communicating well and maintaining a good attitude — especially when things get busy.

We’re looking for someone who contributes to the team. Someone who is willing to listen, take direction, help others and take pride in doing a good job.

If you’re the type of person who turns up, gets stuck in, supports the team and takes responsibility for your work, you’ll fit in well here.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A qualified or experienced Chef
• Reliable and punctual
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Organised and able to work to deadlines
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced catering environment
• Able to follow direction, recipes and established systems
• Consistent with food quality and presentation
• A team player with a positive attitude
• Confident working independently when required
• A confident and capable driver with a current driver’s licence
• Comfortable completing catering deliveries across the Gold Coast
• Someone who takes pride in getting the small details right

Experience in catering or high-volume food production is highly regarded.

What We Offer

• Positive, supportive team environment
• No late-night finishes — our kitchen finishes by 7pm at the latest!
• Opportunity for genuine career growth as the business expands
• Variety — catering for corporate events, private functions, productions and more
• The opportunity to become an important part of a growing Gold Coast business

Weekend availability is essential, including Saturdays and Sundays.