Chef de Partie

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU is seeking capable Chef de Partie professionals in Queensland who can take ownership of a kitchen section, perform consistently in a busy commercial environment and demonstrate the skills expected of a professional chef. You’ll work across restaurant service, conferences, events and functions within a structured hotel kitchen operation.

For a Chef de Partie who consistently demonstrates strong performance, reliability and leadership capability, there is a genuine

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Chef de Partie in a commercial kitchen.
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent qualification.
• Ability to independently operate a kitchen section under pressure.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of an allocated kitchen section from preparation through to service.
• Complete mise en place and daily food preparation to required standards.
• Prepare and cook dishes consistently across different service environments.
• Maintain presentation, portion control and food quality throughout service.
• Contribute to restaurant, conference, event and function operations
• Perform effectively during high-volume services and peak trading periods
• Work collaboratively with senior chefs and the wider kitchen team
• Assist with guiding and supporting junior kitchen team members
• Monitor ingredients, stock rotation and food wastage
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and workplace safety standards
• Keep preparation and service areas clean, organised and operationally ready
• Demonstrate leadership and increased responsibility as performance develops
• Support kitchen operations across lunch, dinner, events and other required services

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Independent operation

Food preparation

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Job description

WearelookingforcapableChefdePartieprofessionalsinQueenslandwhocantakeownershipofakitchensection,performconsistentlyinabusycommercialenvironmentanddemonstratetheskillsexpectedofaprofessionalchef.

Thisroleissuitedtocandidateswhosepracticalexperience,qualificationsandprofessionalbackgroundcanbeclearlyverified.You’llworkacrossrestaurantservice,conferences,eventsandfunctionswithinastructuredhotelkitchenoperation.

ForaChefdePartiewhoconsistentlydemonstratesstrongperformance,reliabilityandleadershipcapability,thereisagenuineopportunitytoprogressintoaJuniorSousChefposition.

The Opportunity

WearelookingforcapableChefdePartieprofessionalsinQueenslandwhocantakeownershipofakitchensection,performconsistentlyinabusycommercialenvironmentanddemonstratetheskillsexpectedofaprofessionalchef.

Thisroleissuitedtocandidateswhosepracticalexperience,qualificationsandprofessionalbackgroundcanbeclearlyverified.You’llworkacrossrestaurantservice,conferences,eventsandfunctionswithinastructuredhotelkitchenoperation.

ForaChefdePartiewhoconsistentlydemonstratesstrongperformance,reliabilityandleadershipcapability,thereisagenuineopportunitytoprogressintoaJuniorSousChefposition.

Key Responsibilities

• Takeownershipofanallocatedkitchensectionfrompreparationthroughtoservice
• Completemiseenplaceanddailyfoodpreparationtorequiredstandards
• Prepareandcookdishesconsistentlyacrossdifferentserviceenvironments
• Maintainpresentation,portioncontrolandfoodqualitythroughoutservice
• Contributetorestaurant,conference,eventandfunctionoperations
• Performeffectivelyduringhigh-volumeservicesandpeaktradingperiods
• Workcollaborativelywithseniorchefsandthewiderkitchenteam
• Assistwithguidingandsupportingjuniorkitchenteammembers
• Monitoringredients,stockrotationandfoodwastage
• Maintainfoodsafety,hygieneandworkplacesafetystandards
• Keeppreparationandserviceareasclean,organisedandoperationallyready
• Demonstrateleadershipandincreasedresponsibilityasperformancedevelops
• Supportkitchenoperationsacrosslunch,dinner,eventsandotherrequiredservices

Requirements & Eligibility

• ProvenexperienceworkingasaChefdePartieorinanequivalentcommercialkitchenposition
• CertificateIIIinCommercialCookeryoranequivalentrecognisedqualification
• Demonstratedabilitytoindependentlyoperateakitchensection
• Practicalknowledgeofprofessionalfoodpreparationandcookingtechniques
• Experienceworkinginastructuredcommercialorhospitalitykitchenenvironment
• Understandingoffoodsafety,hygieneandworkplacehealthandsafetyrequirements
• Abilitytomaintainconsistentstandardsduringbusyserviceperiods
• Reliableandorganisedapproachtokitchenoperations
• Clearcommunicationandstrongteamworkskills
• Abilitytoworkevenings,weekendsandpublicholidayswhenrequired
• Leadershiporsupervisoryexperienceisadvantageous
• WorkingrightsinAustralia,whereapplicable
• Abilitytodemonstrategenuineskills,qualificationsandemploymentexperiencethroughappropriatedocumentation
• InterestindevelopingtowardaJuniorSousChef-levelpositionbasedondemonstratedcapability

Special Instructions

Candidatesrequiringsponsorshipmaybeconsideredwhereeligibilityrequirementsaremet.

• Takeownershipofanallocatedkitchensectionfrompreparationthroughtoservice
• Completemiseenplaceanddailyfoodpreparationtorequiredstandards
• Prepareandcookdishesconsistentlyacrossdifferentserviceenvironments
• Maintainpresentation,portioncontrolandfoodqualitythroughoutservice
• Contributetorestaurant,conference,eventandfunctionoperations
• Performeffectivelyduringhigh-volumeservicesandpeaktradingperiods
• Workcollaborativelywithseniorchefsandthewiderkitchenteam
• Assistwithguidingandsupportingjuniorkitchenteammembers
• Monitoringredients,stockrotationandfoodwastage
• Maintainfoodsafety,hygieneandworkplacesafetystandards
• Keeppreparationandserviceareasclean,organisedandoperationallyready
• Demonstrateleadershipandincreasedresponsibilityasperformancedevelops
• Supportkitchenoperationsacrosslunch,dinner,eventsandotherrequiredservices

• ProvenexperienceworkingasaChefdePartieorinanequivalentcommercialkitchenposition
• CertificateIIIinCommercialCookeryoranequivalentrecognisedqualification
• Demonstratedabilitytoindependentlyoperateakitchensection
• Practicalknowledgeofprofessionalfoodpreparationandcookingtechniques
• Experienceworkinginastructuredcommercialorhospitalitykitchenenvironment
• Understandingoffoodsafety,hygieneandworkplacehealthandsafetyrequirements
• Abilitytomaintainconsistentstandardsduringbusyserviceperiods
• Reliableandorganisedapproachtokitchenoperations
• Clearcommunicationandstrongteamworkskills
• Abilitytoworkevenings,weekendsandpublicholidayswhenrequired
• Leadershiporsupervisoryexperienceisadvantageous
• WorkingrightsinAustralia,whereapplicable
• Abilitytodemonstrategenuineskills,qualificationsandemploymentexperiencethroughappropriatedocumentation
• InterestindevelopingtowardaJuniorSousChef-levelpositionbasedondemonstratedcapability

Candidatesrequiringsponsorshipmaybeconsideredwhereeligibilityrequirementsaremet.

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