Casual Chefs / Cooks (multiple roles Torquay, Ocean Grove, Grovedale)

Blackman's Brewery; Torquay; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual hours over busy summer

Flexible rosters

Blackman’s Beer Club

Job summary

Blackman’s Brewery is hiring casual chefs and cooks for Torquay, Ocean Grove, and Grovedale. We’re an award-winning Victorian brewery with busy venues, a high-energy kitchen, and a passion for great beer and food.

Candidates who are TAFE-qualified or Certificate III, with HACCP knowledge and strong work ethic, will thrive. Enjoy flexible rosters, summer hours, and perks like the Blackman’s Beer Club.

Qualifications

• TAFE-qualified (or Certificate III) with enthusiasm to grow in hospitality.
• Sound knowledge of Food Safety and HACCP standards with a valid certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and reliable attendance.
• Willingness to work weekends and holiday periods.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present dishes to high standards with quality control.
• Freeze and preserve foods.
• Manage deliveries, stock rotation (FIFO) and assist with stocktakes.
• Maintain clean-as-you-go workflow and complete HACCP/food safety practices.
• Attend weekly team meetings and ensure venue security at shift end.
• Report incidents to staff and managers as required.
• Join busy summer service and support other kitchen staff.

Skills

Excellent communication

Punctuality

Strong work ethic

Flexibility

Education

TAFE-qualified or Certificate III

Job description

Casual Chefs / Cooks (multiple roles Torquay, Ocean Grove, Grovedale)

Blackman’s Brewery is an award-winning Victorian Brewery with three hospitality venues located in Torquay, Geelong and Ocean Grove, and beer distributed Australia-wide. We are a tight-knit group of people who love what we do, and we are growing. We are independent, family run, and family owned. We make our beers with the best quality ingredients we can get our hands on, we give them the right amount of time in tank, and we don't rush them through to meet deadlines. Our core range is made up of beers that cover a variety of flavours and styles; we want to make good beer for everyone.

Our kitchens are high energy, busy, and fun environment that caters for the venues with delicious food to complement the beers we brew. As we gear up for a busy summer, we are ramping up recruitment!

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.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Possess initiative and a 'can do' attitude.
• Proven track record of punctuality, a strong work ethic, and great flexibility/availability including during weekends and holiday periods. We want you to stay on for our busy summer!

What we’re offering you:

• Casual but generous hours over the busy summer
• Flexible rosters to cover seven day trading (from mid December)
• 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!