Chef / Cook

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs in Australia invites two skilled Chefs/Cooks to join a professional hospitality team in the Australian Capital Territory.

This role targets experienced culinary professionals with genuine commercial kitchen experience, strong technical ability and a consistent commitment to quality, working alongside an established kitchen team preparing European and modern Australian cuisine to a high presentation standard.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified Chef or Cook.
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or higher.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional cooking experience.
• Demonstrated experience in European or modern Australian fine-dining cuisine.
• Previous Chef de Partie or equivalent section-level experience is highly regarded.
• Verifiable qualifications and genuine employment history.
• Strong all-round culinary skills and practical kitchen knowledge.
• Ability to consistently produce well-presented, high-quality dishes.
• Good understanding of foodsafety, hygiene and kitchen procedures.
• Ability to manage food preparation while keeping wastage under control.
• Ability to work effectively within a professional kitchen team.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and split shifts.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate that their qualifications and professional experience can be verified.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook European and modern Australian cuisine to fine-dining standards.
• Demonstrate practical capability across professional kitchen operations.
• Take ownership of an allocated kitchen section during service.
• Maintain consistent food quality, presentation and portion standards.
• Complete preparation and cooking tasks efficiently during busy service periods.
• Work closely with the kitchen team to maintain smooth and timely food service.
• Monitor ingredient usage and minimise unnecessary food wastage.
• Maintain high standards of kitchen cleanliness and foodsafety.
• Follow recipes, preparation procedures and workplace foodsafety requirements.
• Assist with menu preparation and daily kitchen operations where required.
• Maintain consistent performance across evening, weekend and split-shift services.
• Contribute positively to a professional and team-focused kitchen environment.

Skills

Trade-qualified Chef

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

2+ years cooking experience

European/modern Australian cuisine

Chef de Partie experience

Verifiable qualifications

Culinary skills

Food safety knowledge

Kitchen teamwork

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or higher

2+ years professional cooking experience

Job description

Anexcitingopportunityisavailablefor2skilledChefs/CookstojoinaprofessionalhospitalityteamintheAustralianCapitalTerritory.Thisroleissuitedtoexperiencedculinaryprofessionalswhocandemonstrategenuinecommercialkitchenexperience,strongtechnicalabilityandaconsistentcommitmenttoquality.

Thefocusisnotsimplyonfillingakitchenposition.Candidateswillbeassessedontheirverifiedqualifications,practicalcookingexperienceandabilitytoperformconfidentlyinaprofessionalfine-diningenvironment.ThesuccessfulapplicantswillworkalongsideanestablishedkitchenteampreparingEuropeanandmodernAustraliancuisinetoahighpresentationstandard.

The Opportunity

Anexcitingopportunityisavailablefor2skilledChefs/CookstojoinaprofessionalhospitalityteamintheAustralianCapitalTerritory.Thisroleissuitedtoexperiencedculinaryprofessionalswhocandemonstrategenuinecommercialkitchenexperience,strongtechnicalabilityandaconsistentcommitmenttoquality.

Thefocusisnotsimplyonfillingakitchenposition.Candidateswillbeassessedontheirverifiedqualifications,practicalcookingexperienceandabilitytoperformconfidentlyinaprofessionalfine-diningenvironment.ThesuccessfulapplicantswillworkalongsideanestablishedkitchenteampreparingEuropeanandmodernAustraliancuisinetoahighpresentationstandard.

Key Responsibilities

• PrepareandcookEuropeanandmodernAustraliancuisinetofine-diningstandards
• Demonstratepracticalcapabilityacrossprofessionalkitchenoperations
• Takeownershipofanallocatedkitchensectionduringservice
• Maintainconsistentfoodquality,presentationandportionstandards
• Completepreparationandcookingtasksefficientlyduringbusyserviceperiods
• Workcloselywiththekitchenteamtomaintainsmoothandtimelyfoodservice
• Monitoringredientusageandminimiseunnecessaryfoodwastage
• Maintainhighstandardsofkitchencleanlinessandfoodsafety
• Followrecipes,preparationproceduresandworkplacefoodsafetyrequirements
• Assistwithmenupreparationanddailykitchenoperationswhererequired
• Maintainconsistentperformanceacrossevening,weekendandsplit-shiftservices
• Contributepositivelytoaprofessionalandteam-focusedkitchenenvironment

Requirements & Eligibility

• Trade-qualifiedCheforCook
• CertificateIIIinCommercialCookeryorhigher
• Minimum2yearsofrelevantprofessionalcookingexperience
• DemonstratedexperienceinEuropeanormodernAustralianfine-diningcuisine
• PreviousChefdePartieorequivalentsection-levelexperienceishighlyregarded
• Verifiablequalificationsandgenuineemploymentexperience
• Strongall-roundculinaryskillsandpracticalkitchenknowledge
• Abilitytoconsistentlyproducewell-presented,high-qualitydishes
• Goodunderstandingoffoodsafety,hygieneandkitchenprocedures
• Abilitytomanagefoodpreparationwhilekeepingwastageundercontrol
• Abilitytoworkeffectivelywithinaprofessionalkitchenteam
• Willingnesstoworkevenings,weekendsandsplitshifts
• Applicantsmustbeabletodemonstratethattheirqualificationsandprofessionalexperiencecanbeverified

Special Instructions

Visasponsorshipavailablefortherightcandidate

• PrepareandcookEuropeanandmodernAustraliancuisinetofine-diningstandards
• Demonstratepracticalcapabilityacrossprofessionalkitchenoperations
• Takeownershipofanallocatedkitchensectionduringservice
• Maintainconsistentfoodquality,presentationandportionstandards
• Completepreparationandcookingtasksefficientlyduringbusyserviceperiods
• Workcloselywiththekitchenteamtomaintainsmoothandtimelyfoodservice
• Monitoringredientusageandminimiseunnecessaryfoodwastage
• Maintainhighstandardsofkitchencleanlinessandfoodsafety
• Followrecipes,preparationproceduresandworkplacefoodsafetyrequirements
• Assistwithmenupreparationanddailykitchenoperationswhererequired
• Maintainconsistentperformanceacrossevening,weekendandsplit-shiftservices
• Contributepositivelytoaprofessionalandteam-focusedkitchenenvironment

• Trade-qualifiedCheforCook
• CertificateIIIinCommercialCookeryorhigher
• Minimum2yearsofrelevantprofessionalcookingexperience
• DemonstratedexperienceinEuropeanormodernAustralianfine-diningcuisine
• PreviousChefdePartieorequivalentsection-levelexperienceishighlyregarded
• Verifiablequalificationsandgenuineemploymentexperience
• Strongall-roundculinaryskillsandpracticalkitchenknowledge
• Abilitytoconsistentlyproducewell-presented,high-qualitydishes
• Goodunderstandingoffoodsafety,hygieneandkitchenprocedures
• Abilitytomanagefoodpreparationwhilekeepingwastageundercontrol
• Abilitytoworkeffectivelywithinaprofessionalkitchenteam
• Willingnesstoworkevenings,weekendsandsplitshifts
• Applicantsmustbeabletodemonstratethattheirqualificationsandprofessionalexperiencecanbeverified

Visasponsorshipavailablefortherightcandidate

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