Chef de Partie – Production Kitchen (Sweet & Savoury) | Full-Time

Jocelyn's Provisions; Albion; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous staff discounts

Job summary

Jocelyn's Provisions is seeking a full-time, hands-on production chef to work across sweet and savoury lines in our Brisbane kitchen. You will contribute to cakes, pastries, baked goods, ready-to-eat meals and other prepared foods, while ensuring quality and consistency in every item.

The ideal candidate holds a commercial cookery qualification and has professional kitchen experience, with an interest in pastry, baking and decorating.

Qualifications

• Commercial cookery qualification and experience in a professional kitchen.
• Interest in developing skills across pastry, baking and decorating.
• Ability to follow recipes and production methods while maintaining consistent results.
• Strong organisation, time management and communication in a busy kitchen.
• Willingness to learn and commitment to food safety and quality.
• Experience in a production kitchen, bakery, catering or high-volume food environment is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and producing a variety of savoury products, including ready-to-eat meals.
• Assisting with the production of cakes, pastries, biscuits and other baked goods.
• Undertaking food preparation, cooking, baking, finishing and decorating tasks.
• Following approved recipes, methods and production schedules accurately.
• Managing and organising your section to ensure daily production targets are met.
• Maintaining consistency in flavour, quality, presentation and finished product specifications.
• Working collaboratively with the wider kitchen team across both sweet and savoury production.
• Checking product quality and ensuring finished products meet expectations before packaging.
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleanliness and HACCP compliance.

Skills

Food preparation

Teamwork in kitchen

Time management

Education

Commercial cookery qualification

Job description

This is a full-time, hands-on production role suited to a qualified chef who enjoys variety and working with food across different areas of the kitchen. Our production kitchen prepares both sweet and savoury products, including cakes, biscuits, pastries, baked goods, prepared savoury items and ready-to-eat take-home meals. Depending on your experience and the needs of the kitchen, you'll contribute across these areas, with opportunities to strengthen your skills in pastry, baking and decorating. You'll also be responsible for organising your section, following production schedules and ensuring products meet our standards for quality, consistency and presentation.

Key responsibilities

Preparing and producing a variety of savoury products, including ready-to-eat take-home meals and other prepared foods

Assisting with the production of cakes, pastries, biscuits and other baked goods

Undertaking food preparation, cooking, baking, finishing and decorating tasks

Following approved recipes, methods and production schedules accurately

Managing and organising your section to ensure daily production targets are met

Maintaining consistency in flavour, quality, presentation and finished product specifications

Working collaboratively with the wider kitchen team across both sweet and savoury production

Checking product quality and ensuring finished products meet expectations before packaging

Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleanliness and HACCP compliance

About you

A relevant commercial cookery qualification and experience working in a professional kitchen

Sound cooking skills and an understanding of food preparation, recipes and production methods

An interest in developing your skills across pastry, baking and decorating

The ability to follow recipes and specifications while maintaining consistent results

Good organisation, time management and communication skills

The ability to work efficiently in a busy kitchen and manage competing priorities

A positive attitude, willingness to learn and commitment to food safety and quality

Experience in a production kitchen, bakery, catering operation or other high-volume food environment will be highly regarded

About us

Jocelyn's Provisions is one of Brisbane's most respected food businesses, known for quality products, warm service and a genuine love of food. Our central production kitchen supplies our retail stores and wholesale customers with a diverse range of sweet and savoury products. From cakes, pastries and baked goods to prepared savoury foods and ready-to-eat take-home meals, our team plays an important role in maintaining the quality and consistency our customers expect.

Variety across sweet and savoury production: Work with a broad range of products rather than being limited to one section or style of cooking

Develop your skills: Build on your existing experience and learn new techniques across pastry, baking, decorating and prepared food production

A professional kitchen environment: Work in our purpose-built, air-conditioned production kitchen in Albion

Quality ingredients and established standards: Take pride in producing food that meets the expectations of our customers and the reputation of our business

A supportive team: Work alongside experienced chefs in a collaborative environment where reliability, teamwork and quality matter

Career progression: Develop your capabilities and explore opportunities to take on greater responsibility as the business grows

No split shifts: Enjoy a production-based working environment with more structured scheduling

Generous staff discounts: Enjoy discounts across Jocelyn's Provisions stores