Chef – Indian Sweets (Mithai) & Chaat Specialist – Fixed Term

Spiced Roots Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff meals on shift

12% superannuation

37.5 hours/week

Job summary

Spiced Roots Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking an experienced Chef – Indian Sweets (Mithai) & Chaat Specialist for a 12-week fixed-term contract to set up our sweets and chaat section and train the new kitchen team for opening.

You will produce traditional Indian sweets and chaat to brand standards, calibrate recipes to Australian ingredients, and train cooks while maintaining high food-safety standards. This role demands flexibility and leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience making traditional Indian sweets (mithai) and chaat at scale.
• Experience training other cooks in a kitchen setting.
• Full Australian work rights for the contract period.

Responsibilities

• Set up sweets and chaat production stations before opening.
• Prepare traditional sweets in large batches with sugar-stage control.
• Prepare chaat items (pani puri, papdi chaat, tikki, dahi bhalla) to brand standards.
• Calibrate recipes to Australian ingredients and write recipe cards.
• Train and assess local cooks through demonstrations and supervised practice.
• Maintain food safety and hygiene standards.

Skills

Sweets & chaat expertise

Team training

High-volume kitchen

Food safety

Education

Cert III/IV in Commercial Cookery or hospitality degree

Job description

Chef – Indian Sweets (Mithai) & Chaat Specialist – Fixed Term

Job Type: Temporary position | Full time position

Job Description

We need an experienced specialist chef for a 12-week fixed-term contract to set up our sweets and chaat section and train our new kitchen team for the opening. You will:

• Set up the sweets and chaat production stations before opening
• Prepare traditional Indian sweets in large batches, including syrup-based sweets, milk-based sweets, barfi, ladoo and halwa, with precise sugar-stage control
• Prepare chaat items such as pani puri, papdi chaat, tikki and dahi bhalla to brand standards
• Calibrate recipes to Australian ingredients and write recipe cards and portion specifications
• Train and assess our local cooks through demonstration and supervised practice
• Maintain food safety and hygiene standards

You will need

• At least 3 years' experience as a chef specialising in Indian sweets (mithai) and chaat in a high-volume commercial kitchen
• Proven ability to produce traditional sweets consistently at scale, including sugar-syrup stages, setting and moulding
• Experience training other cooks
• Cert III or IV in Commercial Cookery, a hospitality degree, or equivalent experience
• Experience with a large Indian sweets brand's standardised recipes is highly regarded
• Full Australian work rights for the contract period
• Availability to work early and late shifts, including weekends and public holidays

What we offer

• $41.00 per hour plus 12% superannuation
• Saturday, Sunday, public holiday and overtime penalty rates under the Restaurant Industry Award 2020
• 37.5 hours per week, 5 shifts
• Staff meal on every shift