Chef

Jont Holdings; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Lefkas Taverna is seeking an experienced chef to join its kitchen team in Brisbane. You will work under the head chef, multitask in a fast-paced environment, and contribute to a great dining experience with strong knife skills and a well-developed palate.

This permanent part-time role involves approximately 30+ hours over 4 days per week. Knowledge of Greek cuisine is not essential, but a well-developed palate and teamwork are important.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of customer service practices.
• Knowledge of WHS requirements.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of food allergies and safe handling.
• Excellent knife skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Good stamina and physical condition.
• Proven experience as a chef in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Experience with cutting tools, cookware and bakeware.
• Familiar with various cooking methods (grilling, baking, boiling).
• Ability to follow all sanitation procedures and work in a team.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assemble dishes for service.
• Oversee stages of food preparation.
• Read orders and liaise with head chef and staff to ensure correct plating.
• Ensure quality and timely preparation of meals.
• Monitor stock levels and place orders when shortages are detected.

Skills

Customer service

WHS

Effective communicator

Food allergy knowledge

Knife skills

Stamina

Teamwork

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Tools

Cutting tools

Cookware

Bakeware

Job description

Lefkas Taverna is looking for an Experienced Chef. To be considered for this position you need to:

• take direction from the Head Chef
• multitask
• be comfortable giving and receiving direction
• work clean and methodically
• punctual
• Teamwork and communication are two important ingredients in working at Lefkas Taverna. You will need to be able to work as a team to create a great dining experience for customers. You are confident in your abilities and adapt well to the fast pace environment in the kitchen. You are able to demonstrate strong skills working in a small dedicated team. Your organisation skills are of a high calibre with the ability to perform administrative tasks such as stock control among other things. You should be able to demonstrate your excellent knife skills in a trial interview. This position is permanent part-time position over 4 days/nights per week (approx 30+hours)

If this sounds like you, then we'd love to hear from you. Knowledge of Greek cuisine is not essential but having a well-developed palate is.

Responsibilities and Duties

• assembling dishes
• oversee food preparation
• read orders, understand instructions from the head chef, and talk to kitchen and wait staff to make sure the food is delivered at a photo level, hot and delicious.
• ensure excellent preparation
• monitor stock and place orders when there are shortages

Qualifications and Skills

• knowledge of customer service
• knowledge of WHS
• effective communicator
• knowledge of food allergies
• hand-eye coordination: excellent knife skills,
• stamina
• proven experience as Chef
• experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bakeware
• knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)
• ability to follow all sanitation procedures
• ability to work in a team
• excellent communication skills
• excellent physical condition and stamina
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
• minimum 5 years experience