Chef

Rigatoni; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Rigatoni in Melbourne is seeking a skilled chef to prepare healthy and delicious meals while leading a team of kitchen staff.

You will train junior staff, ensure fresh ingredients, manage hygiene, and maintain high restaurant standards to satisfy customers. The role requires strong leadership, time management, and a passion for diverse cuisines.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of food safety and hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Keep workstations and cooking space clean.
• Train junior staff accordingly.
• Add new and delicious menu items.
• Ensure ingredients are fresh and readily available.
• Maintain high quality and standard.
• Ensure dish presentation is appealing.
• Store ingredients hygienically.
• Sanitize utensils and cutlery before use.
• Prepare dishes per customer requirements.
• Ensure food prep meets restaurant standards.
• Mentor kitchen staff to achieve consistent results.
• Monitor performance and provide feedback.
• Maintain food safety standards.
• Kitchen sanitation standards followed.
• Modify recipes per customer requests.
• Assign tasks related to food prep and serving.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Customer service

Time management

Communication

Food safety

Job description

If you love cooking and have an amazing taste in various cuisines, we would like to meet you.

We are looking for a chef who is able to prepare healthy and delicious meals for the customers.

You will be leading a team of kitchen workers.

Responsibilities

• Keep workstations and the cooking space clean.
• Train the junior staff accordingly.
• Add new and delicious food items to the menu.
• Ensure all the ingredients are fresh and timely available.
• Maintain the quality and standard
• Make sure the presentation of the dish being served is good.
• Store the ingredients in a proper hygienic way
• Ensure the utensils and cutlery are properly sanitized before use.
• Prepare the dishes according to the customer's requirements.
• Ensure that the food preparations are up to our restaurant standards.
• Train and motivate kitchen staff and sous chefs in such a way that the outcome is remarkable on a consistent basis.
• Monitor the performance and provide the necessary mentoring on the basis of performance.
• Maintain food safety standards.
• Ensure that all the equipment and cutlery are washed and kept accordingly.
• Ensure that the kitchen is following proper sanitation standards.
• Modify the recipes as per the customer's requests.
• Assign tasks to staff members related to food preparation, cooking and serving food to

Requirements

• years of work experience in a hotel or restaurant as a Chef, Cook or Sous Chef.
• Knowledge of baking and pastry techniques.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organization and Leadership skills.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Excellent time management skills and problem-solving ability.