Head Chef - Wood-Fired Pizza & Italian Kitchen

Nero’S Table Pty Ltd Trading As Nero’S Table; Greater Bendigo; Vor Ort; AUD 72.000 - 88.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nero’s Table in Bendigo, VIC, seeks an experienced Chef to lead the kitchen across lunch and dinner in a wood-fired pizza and pasta kitchen. You will plan menus, cost dishes, manage stock, and uphold food safety and service standards to ensure consistent quality.

Join a warm, busy regional restaurant team focused on flavour and hospitality, with shifts including weekends in a vibrant Bendigo setting. You will mentor staff and drive profitability.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in menu planning and costing.
• Ability to plan and cost daily specials and menus.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Comfortable managing stock and kitchen operations.

Aufgaben

• Prepare, season and cook pizzas, pastas, grills, seafood and other menu items to a high standard.
• Plan and develop menus and daily specials reflecting Mediterranean/Italian style.
• Estimate food and labour costs, set and manage portion sizes, and price dishes and specials to meet margins.
• Order food and kitchen supplies, monitor stock levels, check freshness and quality of ingredients.
• Establish, explain and enforce workplace health and safety regulations.
• Supervise and coordinate kitchen staff during preparation and service.
• Communicate with wait staff and management to coordinate orders and timing.
• Maintain cleanliness and order in kitchen and storage areas.
• Freeze, preserve and store food to maintain quality and yield.

Kenntnisse

Menu planning

Food costing

Stock rotation

Team supervision

Communication

Work under pressure

Ausbildung

Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery)

Certificate IV in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery)

Tools

Wood-fired pizza oven

Commercial kitchen equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Nero’s Table in Bendigo, VIC, seeks an experienced Chef to lead the kitchen across lunch and dinner in a wood-fired pizza and pasta kitchen. You will plan menus, cost dishes, manage stock, and uphold food safety and service standards to ensure consistent quality.

Join a warm, busy regional restaurant team focused on flavour and hospitality, with shifts including weekends in a vibrant Bendigo setting. You will mentor staff and drive profitability.