Chef

Belgravia Group; Gympie Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

BelgraviaPRO is seeking an experienced Chef to lead our café and function services at a coastal island campground. You will deliver a modern menu to guests, players, families and events, while maintaining high food standards and a welcoming atmosphere.

The role requires hands-on leadership of the cafe team through busy dinner services, with opportunities to engage regular customers and support barista and bar work as needed across the facility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a hospitality facility.
• Completed traineeship as qualified cook.
• Excellent communication with staff and clients.
• Experience with large group catering (up to 120 pax).
• Knowledge of kitchen health and safety regulations.
• Current National Police Check, CPR and First Aid Level 2.

Responsibilities

• Maintains clean sanitised operation and food safety program.
• Coordinates stock ordering, prep and storage across spaces.
• Prepares food to standard recipes and portions.
• Minimise wastage of products and utilities.
• Maintains equipment to regulatory standards.
• Keeps stock levels aligned with forecasted operations.
• Creates specialty dishes from slow-moving stock.
• Assists with groups and larger bookings; coordinates with caterers.
• Attends internal meetings and client site visits.

Skills

Energetic

Customer-focused

Team leadership

Communication skills

Large group catering

Education

Traineeship completed as qualified cook

Tools

Kitchen equipment handling

Job description

QLD, South Stradbroke Island - South Stradbroke 4216

• Experienced management team
• Full time position

A fantastic opportunity exists for the right candidate to manage the hospitality at beautiful South Stradbroke Island campground.

The Role

With the continued growth in business, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Chef to deliver an exceptional modern food menu to public, players, families and functions at our Café and function complex.

We are looking for an all-rounder who is customer-focused, adaptable to our diverse range of clientele and committed to driving sales. Ability to lead our café team through large dinner services and functions, to engage our regular customers and work across other areas (barista and bar work) is desirable.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintains a clean sanitised operation + food safety program
• Coordinates the ordering, holding, preparation and storage of food stock in dry, fresh, refrigerated, and frozen spaces
• Prepares food to standard recipe and portion controls that meet the company standards
• Ensures wastage of all product and utilities is always minimised
• Coordinates the use and maintenance of all equipment to regulatory standards
• Ensures all stock levels are appropriately maintained to meet the level of forecasted operations
• Creates specialty dishes from time to time, by utilising slow moving stocks or excess items
• Assists Management with groups, larger bookings. communicates with 3rd party contractor caterers to use facilities, when the operations are unable to deliver such an event
• Attends internal meetings and client site visits where necessary

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Energetic and passionate about our goals
• A minimum 2 years’ experience working in a similar hospitality facility
• Completed traineeship as qualified cook
• Highly developed communication skills both up and down the line
• Experience in large group catering up to 120pax
• Sound knowledge of kitchen health and safety legislation
• National Police Check
• Current CPR Certificate
• Current First Aid Certificate (Level 2)
• Worked in an environment of being in charge and responsible for outcomes
• Worked in fast paced environment
• Ability to apply oneself during slower periods and contribute across other departments within the facility (for efficiency)

The Company

BelgraviaPROis a management services company specialising in the operation of tourism properties, from campgrounds to large-scale tourist parks. Park management presents exciting, flexible and lifestyle-focused careers.

We value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability.

We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to ourchild safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check.