Chef

BuildRight Construction AU; Narrabri Shire Council; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer sponsorship

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU seeks an experienced Head Chef to take ownership of a busy hospitality kitchen in South Australia. The senior chef will lead a kitchen team, uphold high food and service standards, and manage day-to-day operations while contributing to ongoing menu development.

The successful candidate will oversee kitchen performance, food quality, stock and cost management, and compliance with food safety standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a busy hospitality kitchen.
• Experience in pubs/hotels/clubs or high-volume casual dining advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation, cooking and presentation.

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 appropriate stock levels.
• Conduct regular stock control and minimise food wastage.
• Ensure recipes, yields and portions sizes are followed consistently.
• Maintain high standards of foods safety, hygiene and kitchen cleanliness.
• Ensure all kitchen equipment and work areas are maintained appropriately.
• Work closely with venue management to improve kitchen operations.

Skills

Leadership

Menu development

Stock control

Cost management

Food safety

Kitchen operations

Team training

Communication

High-volume service

Under pressure

Education

Culinary qualifications

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-onapproachtokitchenoperations
• Strongcommunicationandteamworkskills
• Relevantculinaryqualificationsandindustryexperience

Eligiblecandidatesmaybeconsideredforemployersponsorship

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