Chef

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Millicent; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer sponsorship

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs seeks an experienced Head Chef to take ownership of a busy hospitality kitchen in South Australia. This is a hands-on senior role leading the kitchen team, upholding high food and service standards, and driving daily operations.

You will oversee menu development, stock control, cost management and food safety, while mentoring junior staff and coordinating with venue management to ensure outstanding customer experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience leading kitchen teams in busy hospitality venues.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation, presentation and portion control.
• Ability to plan and develop menus and supervise daily service.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train and develop the kitchen team
• Manage the day-to-day kitchen operation and service
• Maintain consistent food quality, presentation and portion control
• Plan and coordinate food preparation and kitchen service
• Develop menus, daily specials and seasonal offerings
• Manage kitchen rosters and labour requirements
• Monitor food costs, wage costs and overall kitchen expenses
• Order ingredients and maintain stock levels
• Conduct regular stock control and minimise wastage
• Ensure recipes, yields and portion sizes are followed
• Maintain high standards of foodsafety, hygiene and kitchen cleanliness
• Ensure all kitchen equipment and work areas are maintained
• Work closely with venue management to improve kitchen operations
• Create an organised, positive and professional kitchen environment
• Train and mentor junior chefs and kitchen staff
• Remain hands-on and support the team during busy service periods
• Take overall responsibility for kitchen performance and standards

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Food safety

Cost control

Team training

Menu development

Job description

Weareseekinganexperiencedandhands-onHeadCheftotakeownershipofabusyhospitalitykitcheninSouthAustralia.Thisisanexcellentopportunityforaseniorchefwhocanleadakitchenteam,maintainhighfoodandservicestandards,managekitchenoperationsandcontributetotheongoingdevelopmentofthefoodoffering.

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillberesponsiblefortheoverallperformanceofthekitchen,includingteamleadership,foodquality,menudevelopment,stockcontrol,costmanagementandcompliancewithfoodsafetystandards.

The Opportunity

Weareseekinganexperiencedandhands-onHeadCheftotakeownershipofabusyhospitalitykitcheninSouthAustralia.Thisisanexcellentopportunityforaseniorchefwhocanleadakitchenteam,maintainhighfoodandservicestandards,managekitchenoperationsandcontributetotheongoingdevelopmentofthefoodoffering.

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillberesponsiblefortheoverallperformanceofthekitchen,includingteamleadership,foodquality,menudevelopment,stockcontrol,costmanagementandcompliancewithfoodsafetystandards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead,trainanddevelopthekitchenteam
• Managetheday-to-daykitchenoperationandservice
• Maintainconsistentfoodquality,presentationandportioncontrol
• Planandcoordinatefoodpreparationandkitchenservice
• Developmenus,dailyspecialsandseasonalfoodofferings
• Managekitchenrostersandlabourrequirements
• Monitorfoodcosts,wagecostsandoverallkitchenexpenses
• Orderingredientsandmaintainappropriatestocklevels
• Conductregularstockcontrolandminimisefoodwastage
• Ensurerecipes,yieldsandportionsizesarefollowedconsistently
• Maintainhighstandardsoffoodsafety,hygieneandkitchencleanliness
• Ensureallkitchenequipmentandworkareasaremaintainedappropriately
• Workcloselywithvenuemanagementtoimprovekitchenoperations
• Createanorganised,positiveandprofessionalkitchenenvironment
• Trainandmentorjuniorchefsandkitchenstaff
• Remainhands-onandsupporttheteamduringbusyserviceperiods
• Takeoverallresponsibilityforkitchenperformanceandstandards

Requirements & Eligibility

• PreviousexperienceasaHeadChef,SousCheforSeniorChef
• Strongexperiencemanagingacommercialhospitalitykitchen
• Experienceinpubs,hotels,clubsorhigh-volumecasualdiningishighlyregarded
• Strongknowledgeoffoodpreparation,cookingandpresentation
• Demonstratedabilitytolead,trainandmanagekitchenstaff
• Goodunderstandingoffoodcosts,labourcosts,stockcontrolandwastage
• Strongknowledgeoffoodsafety,hygieneandkitchencompliance
• Abilitytomanagekitchenoperationsduringbusyserviceperiods
• Strongorganisationalandtime-managementskills
• Abilitytoworkeffectivelyunderpressure
• Reliable,professionalandcommittedapproachtowork
• Willingnesstotakeahands-onapproachtokitchenoperations
• Strongcommunicationandteamworkskills
• Relevantculinaryqualificationsandindustryexperience

Special Instructions

Eligiblecandidatesmaybeconsideredforemployersponsorship

• Lead,trainanddevelopthekitchenteam
• Managetheday-to-daykitchenoperationandservice
• Maintainconsistentfoodquality,presentationandportioncontrol
• Planandcoordinatefoodpreparationandkitchenservice
• Developmenus,dailyspecialsandseasonalfoodofferings
• Managekitchenrostersandlabourrequirements
• Monitorfoodcosts,wagecostsandoverallkitchenexpenses
• Orderingredientsandmaintainappropriatestocklevels
• Conductregularstockcontrolandminimisefoodwastage
• Ensurerecipes,yieldsandportionsizesarefollowedconsistently
• Maintainhighstandardsoffoodsafety,hygieneandkitchencleanliness
• Ensureallkitchenequipmentandworkareasaremaintainedappropriately
• Workcloselywithvenuemanagementtoimprovekitchenoperations
• Createanorganised,positiveandprofessionalkitchenenvironment
• Trainandmentorjuniorchefsandkitchenstaff
• Remainhands-onandsupporttheteamduringbusyserviceperiods
• Takeoverallresponsibilityforkitchenperformanceandstandards

• PreviousexperienceasaHeadChef,SousCheforSeniorChef
• Strongexperiencemanagingacommercialhospitalitykitchen
• Experienceinpubs,hotels,clubsorhigh-volumecasualdiningishighlyregarded
• Strongknowledgeoffoodpreparation,cookingandpresentation
• Demonstratedabilitytolead,trainandmanagekitchenstaff
• Goodunderstandingoffoodcosts,labourcosts,stockcontrolandwastage
• Strongknowledgeoffoodsafety,hygieneandkitchencompliance
• Abilitytomanagekitchenoperationsduringbusyserviceperiods
• Strongorganisationalandtime-managementskills
• Abilitytoworkeffectivelyunderpressure
• Reliable,professionalandcommittedapproachtowork
• Willingnesstotakeahands-onapproachtotkkitchenoperations
• Strongcommunicationandteamworkskills
• Relevantculinaryqualificationsandindustryexperience

Eligiblecandidatesmaybeconsideredforemployersponsorship

• Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.