Casual Chef – Production Kitchen & On‑Site Catering

Celeste Catering; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual employment

Supportive team

Organised production kitchen at Upper/

Job summary

Celeste Catering is seeking a reliable Casual Chef for our Upper Mount Gravatt production kitchen. This role covers food preparation, platter assembly, packaging, dispatch, and occasional delivery to multiple venues.

You will work in a fast-paced kitchen, supporting the Head Chef and a small team to meet daily deadlines while maintaining high standards of food safety and presentation.

Qualifications

• Has previous experience as a chef or cook, ideally in catering or high-volume production.
• Confident preparing fresh platters, sandwiches and hot savoury items.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Works efficiently and independently while supporting a small team.
• Takes pride in food quality and presentation.
• Willing to assist with deliveries and on-site catering.
• Holds a current driver's licence and understands safe food handling.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble sandwich platters, fruit platters, cakes, slices and hot savoury items.
• Assist with daily food production, portioning, packaging and presentation.
• Follow daily production schedules, catering orders and run sheets.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleanliness and kitchen organisation.
• Assist with packing, checking and dispatching catering orders to multiple venues.
• Deliver catering orders to funeral homes and cemetery locations as required.
• Support front of house teams with heating, preparation and presentation of function food.
• Work closely with the Head Chef to ensure catering orders are completed accurately and on time.

Skills

Chef experience

Time management

Food safety

Platter preparation

Delivery support

Driver's license

Job description

Celeste Catering is seeking a reliable Casual Chef for our Upper Mount Gravatt production kitchen. This role covers food preparation, platter assembly, packaging, dispatch, and occasional delivery to multiple venues.

You will work in a fast-paced kitchen, supporting the Head Chef and a small team to meet daily deadlines while maintaining high standards of food safety and presentation.