Head Cook

Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen; City of Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fast-food restaurant in Bendigo is seeking a Head Cook to ensure kitchen quality standards are met. The role involves supporting the recruitment and training of kitchen staff and assisting with P&L results. Ideal candidates will have kitchen experience, leadership skills, and a strong understanding of food safety. A certificate in commercial cookery is preferred.

Benefits

Career growth – Australia and internationally

Quarterly bonus scheme

Pathway to Restaurant Manager or Franchisee

Culinary training

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen / cooking role within a busy hospitality environment.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Good understanding of food safety concerns.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all kitchen quality standards.
• Support recruitment, training, and development of kitchen crew.
• Assist Restaurant Manager with P&L results.

Skills

Kitchen/cooking experience in a busy environment

Team leadership and development

Food safety knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Education

Certificate in commercial cookery or equivalent experience

Job description

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We’re Australia’s only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food.

Job Description

As the Head Cook, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all kitchen quality standards are always complied with. You will be supporting recruitment, training, and development of all kitchen crew, supporting the Restaurant Manager with P&L results which includes, COGS, Labor, Operating Expenses and ensuring all food safety and WH&S policies and procedures are adhered to.

We appreciate experience comes in many shapes and sizes, what we mean specifically is:

• Experience in a kitchen / cooking role within a busy hospitality environment
• Experience leading and developing a team
• Certificate in commercial cookery or equivalent experience
• Good understanding of food safety concerns
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people and always have each other’s backs. Whether you’re working in restaurant, at our Hola Central head office or as one of our partners, we are so passionate about living our values every single day.

These are just some of the benefits that come with working at GYG:

• Career growth – Australia and internationally
• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Pathway to Restaurant Manager or Franchisee
• New product trials and launches
• Culinary training

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. Since we opened our first restaurant in 2006, we’ve been OBSESSED with food, bringing the incredible energy of Mexican culture to Australians across the country during breakfast, lunch and dinner, committed to serving the freshest fast food with the best local ingredients.

Ready to join the family? Apply now to start the conversation.