Cook

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship available

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs seeks an experienced Indian Chef with genuine commercial kitchen experience to thrive in a fast-paced restaurant environment in Australia. The role focuses on matching the right skills with kitchen needs, including day-to-day cooking, food preparation, costing and team support.

The successful candidate will contribute across food preparation, kitchen organization and stock control while maintaining high hygiene standards and supporting a multicultural team.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–4 years of proven commercial cooking experience.
• Strong practical knowledge of Indian cuisine, spices, ingredients and cooking techniques.
• Previous experience in a busy restaurant or high-volume commercial kitchen.
• Hospitality qualification or relevant formal training is preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of food costing and portion control.
• Practical knowledge of stock management and waste reduction.
• Ability to manage preparation and service efficiently under pressure.
• Strong organisational, communication and time-management skills.
• Good understanding of food safety and hygiene practices.
• Reliable and professional approach to work.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural kitchen team.
• Willingness to undertake appropriate employment and eligibility verification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver authentic Indian dishes while maintaining consistent quality and presentation.
• Organise daily food preparation to support smooth and timely service.
• Manage cooking and preparation during high-volume trading periods.
• Maintain portion control and minimise unnecessary food wastage.
• Monitor ingredient usage, stock levels and kitchen costs.
• Assist with ordering and coordinate ingredient requirements with suppliers.
• Check, store and rotate ingredients in accordance with food safety standards.
• Assist with menu development and accurate costing of dishes.
• Maintain an organised and productive kitchen workflow.
• Support the coordination and supervision of kitchen team members.
• Train junior staff in food preparation, cooking methods and kitchen procedures.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and workplace safety.
• Identify opportunities to improve kitchen efficiency and reduce operational waste.
• Work closely with the wider hospitality team to maintain smooth service.

Skills

Commercial cooking experience

Indian cuisine knowledge

High-volume kitchen

Food costing

Stock management

Team supervision

Food safety

Time management

Multicultural teamwork

Willingness for visa sponsorship

Education

Hospitality qualification

Job description

Anestablishedhospitalitybusinessin[State],AustraliaisseekinganexperiencedIndianChefwhocandemonstrategenuinecommercialkitchenexperienceandthepracticalabilitytoperforminafast-pacedrestaurantenvironment.

Thisopportunityisfocusedonmatchingtherightskillsandverifiedexperiencewiththeneedsofthekitchen.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbeexpectedtocontributebeyondday-to-daycooking,withresponsibilitiesacrossfoodpreparation,kitchenorganisation,stockcontrol,foodcostingandteamsupport.

CandidateswithastrongbackgroundinIndiancuisineandaprovenrecordofworkingefficientlyunderpressureareencouragedtoapply.

The Opportunity

Anestablishedhospitalitybusinessin[State],AustraliaisseekinganexperiencedIndianChefwhocandemonstrategenuinecommercialkitchenexperienceandthepracticalabilitytoperforminafast-pacedrestaurantenvironment.

Thisopportunityisfocusedonmatchingtherightskillsandverifiedexperiencewiththeneedsofthekitchen.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbeexpectedtocontributebeyondday-to-daycooking,withresponsibilitiesacrossfoodpreparation,kitchenorganisation,stockcontrol,foodcostingandteamsupport.

CandidateswithastrongbackgroundinIndiancuisineandaprovenrecordofworkingefficientlyunderpressureareencouragedtoapply.

Key Responsibilities

• PrepareanddeliverauthenticIndiandisheswhilemaintainingconsistentqualityandpresentation
• Organisedailyfoodpreparationtosupportsmoothandtimelyservice
• Managecookingandpreparationduringhigh-volumetradingperiods
• Maintainportioncontrolandminimiseunnecessaryfoodwastage
• Monitoringredientusage,stocklevelsandkitchencosts
• Assistwithorderingandcoordinateingredientrequirementswithsuppliers
• Check,storeandrotateingredientsinaccordancewithfoodsafetystandards
• Assistwithmenudevelopmentandaccuratecostingofdishes
• Maintainanorganisedandproductivekitchenworkflow
• Supportthecoordinationandsupervisionofkitchenteammembers
• Trainjuniorstaffinfoodpreparation,cookingmethodsandkitchenprocedures
• Maintainhighstandardsoffoodhygiene,cleanlinessandworkplacesafety
• Identifyopportunitiestoimprovekitchenefficiencyandreduceoperationalwaste
• Workcloselywiththewiderhospitalityteamtomaintainsmoothservice

Requirements & Eligibility

• Approximately3–4yearsofprovencommercialcookingexperience
• StrongpracticalknowledgeofIndiancuisine,spices,ingredientsandcookingtechniques
• Previousexperienceinabusyrestaurantorhigh-volumecommercialkitchen
• Hospitalityqualificationorrelevantformaltrainingispreferred
• Demonstratedunderstandingoffoodcostingandportioncontrol
• Practicalknowledgeofstockmanagementandwastereduction
• Abilitytomanagepreparationandserviceefficientlyunderpressure
• Strongorganisational,communicationandtime-managementskills
• Goodunderstandingoffoodsafetyandhygienepractices
• Reliableandprofessionalapproachtowork
• Abilitytoworkeffectivelyaspartofamulticulturalkitchenteam
• Willingnesstoundertakeappropriateemploymentandeligibilityverification

Special Instructions

SponsorshipAvailablefortherighteligiblecandidate.

• PrepareanddeliverauthenticIndiandisheswhilemaintainingconsistentqualityandpresentation
• Organisedailyfoodpreparationtosupportsmoothandtimelyservice
• Managecookingandpreparationduringhigh-volumetradingperiods
• Maintainportioncontrolandminimiseunnecessaryfoodwastage
• Monitoringredientusage,stocklevelsandkitchencosts
• Assistwithorderingandcoordinateingredientrequirementswithsuppliers
• Check,storeandrotateingredientsinaccordancewithfoodsafetystandards
• Assistwithmenudevelopmentandaccuratecostingofdishes
• Maintainanorganisedandproductivekitchenworkflow
• Supportthecoordinationandsupervisionofkitchenteammembers
• Trainjuniorstaffinfoodpreparation,cookingmethodsandkitchenprocedures
• Maintainhighstandardsoffoodhygiene,cleanlinessandworkplacesafety
• Identifyopportunitiestoimprovekitchenefficiencyandreduceoperationalwaste
• Workcloselywiththewiderhospitalityteamtomaintainsmoothservice

• Approximately3–4yearsofprovencommercialcookingexperience
• StrongpracticalknowledgeofIndiancuisine,spices,ingredientsandcookingtechniques
• Previousexperienceinabusyrestaurantorhigh-volumecommercialkitchen
• Hospitalityqualificationorrelevantformaltrainingispreferred
• Demonstratedunderstandingoffoodcostingandportioncontrol
• Practicalknowledgeofstockmanagementandwastereduction
• Abilitytomanagepreparationandserviceefficientlyunderpressure
• Strongorganisational,communicationandtime-managementskills
• Goodunderstandingoffoodsafetyandhygienepractices
• Reliableandprofessionalapproachtowork
• Abilitytoworkeffectivelyaspartofamulticulturalkitchenteam
• Willingnesstoundertakeappropriateemploymentandeligibilityverification

SponsorshipAvailablefortherighteligiblecandidate.

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