Chef

Phrik Gaeng Thai Pty Ltd; Burpengary; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Phrik Gaeng Thai Pty Ltd in Australia is seeking an experienced cook to plan and organize the preparation and cooking of meals in dining and catering settings.

You will monitor dish quality, coordinate kitchen staff, train cooks, and ensure health and safety compliance while delivering appealing plates.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning menus and costing
• Ability to supervise and train kitchen staff
• Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation
• Ability to monitor quality and presentation of dishes

Responsibilities

• Plan menus, estimate food and labour costs, and ordering supplies
• Set up the kitchen with utensils and equipment
• Study recipes and gather ingredients
• Inspect supplies, equipment and work areas for cleanliness
• Demonstrate cooking techniques and advise on procedures
• Order and maintain inventory of food and supplies
• Cook food in a timely manner
• Delegate tasks to kitchen staff
• Inform wait staff about daily specials
• Hire, train and supervise cooks and food prep workers
• Experiment with recipes and suggest changes
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
• Check freshness of food and discard out-of-date items
• Coordinate activities of cooks and other staff
• Develop recipes and determine plate presentation
• Plan menus and ensure uniform serving sizes and quality
• Ensure appealing plate presentation
• Supervise cooks and assist as needed
• Slightly modify recipes to meet customer needs and requests

Skills

Menu planning

Food quality control

Team leadership

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities:

Plan and organize the preparation and cooking of food in dining and catering establishments. Monitoring the quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation. Discussing food preparation issues with managers, dietitians and kitchen and waiting staff.

Tasks include but not limited:

• Planning menus, estimating food and labour costs, and ordering food supplies
• Set up the kitchen with cooking utensils and equipment, like knives, pans and kitchen scales
• Study recipes and gather necessary ingredients
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas for cleanliness and functionality
• Demonstrating techniques and advising on cooking procedures
• Order and maintain an inventory of food and supplies
• Cook food in a timely manner
• Delegate tasks to kitchen staff
• Inform wait staff about daily specials
• Hire, train, and supervise cooks and other food preparation workers
• Experiment with recipes and suggest changes
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area
• Check freshness of food and ingredients
• Coordinate activities of cooks and other food preparation workers
• Develop recipes and determine how to present the food
• Plan menus and ensure uniform serving sizes and quality of meals
• Ensure appealing plate presentation
• Supervise Cooks and assist as needed
• Slightly modify recipes to meet customers' needs and requests (e.g. reduce salt, remove dairy)
• Check freshness of food and discard out-of-date items