Chef

Chaplins Furniture Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual shifts

Growth opportunities

Training & techniques

Creative guidance

Supportive owners

Job summary

Chaplins is a neighbourhood wine and tapas bar expanding on Lygon, Melbourne, seeking a skilled and professional chef to join our team immediately. You will learn under an exceptional creative head chef with a background in high-end restaurants and help grow our tapas wine bar into the go-to place on Lygon.

To succeed, you must be passionate about food, open to learning, and comfortable in a busy small kitchen.

Qualifications

• Must be passionate about food.
• Willing to learn and adapt in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Thrives in busy service environments.
• Able to work in a small kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook menu items to a consistently high standard.
• Manage daily food preparation, cleaning, organisation, and hygiene per standards.
• Ensure all food is stored, labelled and rotated (FIFO).
• Monitor stock levels and communicate shortages to management.
• Ensure all dishes are prepared and served promptly during service.
• Follow food safety, allergen management and dietary procedures.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and report faults or safety concerns.
• Collaborate with front-of-house staff and management for smooth service.
• Complete opening, closing and cleaning duties as required.
• Follow WHS procedures and maintain a safe working environment.
• Assist with kitchen operations and other duties as reasonably required.

Skills

Passion for food

Willingness to learn

Ability to work in busy service

Small kitchen adaptability

Job description

Chaplins is a neighbourhood wine and tapas bar expanding on Lygon, with an award-winning international head chef. We're seeking a skilled and professional chef to join our team immediately.

This is a role for someone passionate about food, who wants to learn and work under an exceptional creative chef with a background in high-end restaurants, and is willing to help build our tapas wine bar into the go-to place on Lygon.

Chaplins is a neighbourhood wine and tapas bar expanding on Lygon, with an award-winning international head chef. We're seeking a skilled and professional chef to join our team immediately.

This is a role for someone passionate about food, who wants to learn and work under an exceptional creative chef with a background in high-end restaurants, and is willing to help build our tapas wine bar into the go-to place on Lygon.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and cook menu items to a consistently high standard
• Manage daily food preparation, cleaning, organisation, and keep in line with hygiene in accordance with food safety standards
• Ensure all food is stored, labelled and rotated correctly, following FIFO (First In, First Out) procedures
• Help monitor stock levels and communicate shortages to management
• Ensure all dishes are prepared and served promptly during service
• Follow food safety, allergen management and dietary requirement procedures.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and report any faults, maintenance needs or safety concerns
• Work collaboratively with fron/t-of-house staff and management to ensure smooth service.
• Complete opening, closing and cleaning duties as required.
• Follow workplace health and safety procedures and maintain a safe working environment.
• Assist with kitchen operations and other duties as reasonably required.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will ideally have:

• Must be passionate about food

• Must be open to learning

• Enjoy a busy service

• Ability to work in a small kitchen

• Good sense of humour

What we offer

• Casual shifts with the opportunity to grow with the business
• Training and introduction to new culinary techniques

• Inspiration to bring out creative juices, through proper guidance and collaboration
• Support from engaged and approachable owners

Must be available Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturday nights and Sunday lunch and flexible for functions.