Cook

Smart Foodies Pty Ltd. T/A Caffissimo Mirrabooka Café; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Foodies Pty Ltd. T/A Caffissimo Mirrabooka Café in Mirrabooka, WA, is seeking a full-time cook to join our busy kitchen. You will prepare dishes per the menu, maintain portion control, and ensure food safety and HACCP compliance.

The role requires a Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery and at least one year of experience. Teamwork, autonomy, and a strong focus on OH&S are essential to succeed in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in a similar role is highly desirable.
• Certificate III or Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery is required or preferred.
• Friendly, positive, and approachable attitude with the ability to work in a team or autonomously.
• Adherence to OH&S and Food Safety regulations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Cook dishes per the menu and meet any dietary requirements.
• Maintain correct portion sizes and plating consistency.
• Maintain hygienic, efficient workflow and high personal hygiene.
• Set up for daily menus (mise-en-place) and prep work.
• Safely use knives and keep them sharp.
• Check quality of raw items to ensure consistency.
• Regulate temperatures of stoves and ovens.
• Follow HACCP records and food storage procedures.
• Prevent cross-contamination and store raw/cooked foods separately.
• Store meat at proper temperatures per industry standards.
• Train staff on cooking procedures to maintain consistency.
• Clean work surfaces and equipment after prep for the next shift.
• Assist manager in planning daily specials and stock/ordering.

Skills

Teamwork

Autonomy

OH&S awareness

Food safety

Education

Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery

Job description

About us:

Smart Foodies Pty Ltd. T/A Caffissimo Mirrabooka Café is a popular cafe. We are currently seeking a full-time cook for our restaurant, located at Shop 79, 43 Yirrigan Drive, Mirrabooka, Western Australia, 6061.

With a consistently high volume of customers, our business is rapidly growing, and the ideal candidate will play a key role in upholding our high standards and ensuring smooth kitchen operations. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate cook to be part of our team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The appointee undertakes to perform all tasks assigned for the position of a Cook efficiently and accurately. Such tasks will include but are not limited to:

• To cook dishes as per the menu and ensure special dietary requirements are met if any.
• To follow correct portion sizes and seasoning while setting food on plates to maintain consistency as per restaurant standards.
• To maintain a productive workflow and ensure that duties are undertaken in a hygienic, methodical, and satisfactory manner.
• To maintain high personal hygiene and food safety standards
• To mise-en-place for daily menus.
• Safely use knives and maintain their quality by regular honing and sharpening.
• Examining the quality of raw food items used to ensure consistency is maintained for the cooked food.
• Regulating temperatures of stoves and ovens
• To follow HACCP principles such as maintaining cooking and cooling records, defrosting records, and food storage records
• To avoid cross-contamination, store and monitor raw food and cooked food separately as per the recommended temperature.
• To store fresh meat supplies in refrigerators or freezers at the temperature recommended as per food industry standards.
• Training of the staff as per the cooking procedures used in the restaurant to maintain consistency.
• To clean the worktable and equipment after completing any preparation and making it ready for the next preparation.
• Assist the manager in planning and designing daily special menus.
• Assist in managing stock inventory and ordering raw materials of high quality.

Personal & Professional Attributes

• Certificate III or Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery.
• At least one year of experience in a similar role is highly desirable.
• Friendly, positive, and approachable attitude.
• Able to work in a team and autonomously.
• Adherence to OH&S and Food Safety regulations

Salary: $80,000 - $85,000 per annum plus superannuation