Cook

Blackline Retail Investments Pty Ltd. T/A Smashed Society; Perth; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackline Retail Investments Pty Ltd. T/A Smashed Society in Dayton, WA, is seeking a full-time Cook to join our busy restaurant team. You will prepare dishes per the menu, ensure dietary requirements are met, and maintain high hygiene and food safety standards.

Responsibilities include mise-en-place, portion control, keeping temperatures correct, HACCP documentation, stock management, and assisting in daily specials planning. Availability seven days including weekends is preferred.

Qualifications

• Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery is required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a similar role is desirable.
• Friendly, positive, and team-oriented attitude.
• Adherence to OH&S and Food Safety regulations.
• Availability 7 days a week including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Cook dishes as per the menu and meet dietary requirements.
• Follow portion sizes and seasoning for consistency.
• Maintain hygienic, methodical kitchen workflow and high standards.
• Maintain personal hygiene and food safety standards.
• Mise-en-place for daily menus.
• Safe knife handling and regular sharpening.
• Check quality of raw ingredients for consistency.
• Regulate stove and oven temperatures.
• Follow HACCP records (cooking, cooling, defrosting, storage).
• Prevent cross-contamination and store foods properly.
• Store meat at recommended temperatures.
• Train staff on cooking procedures.
• Clean work area and equipment after prep.
• Assist manager in planning daily specials and stock inventory.

Skills

Teamwork

Autonomy

Food safety

HACCP

Education

Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery

Job description

About us:

Blackline Retail Investments Pty Ltd. T/A Smashed Society is a growing hospitality business. We are currently seeking a full-time cook for our restaurant, located at 29 Repton Street, Shop 1H & 1J Dayton Central, Dayton, Western Australia, 6055.

With a consistently high volume of customers, our business is rapidly growing in popularity and success. The ideal candidate will play a key role in upholding our high standards, ensuring smooth kitchen operations, and meeting increasing customer demand. 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


• Availability 7 days a week including weekends, split shifts and public holidays.

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