Head Cook

Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen; City Of Wanneroo; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Quarterly bonus scheme

Pathway to Restaurant Manager or Franchisee

Culinary training

Job summary

A Mexican fast-food chain in City Of Wanneroo is looking for a Head Cook to ensure kitchen quality standards, support team development, and assist in managing P&L results. Ideal candidates will have extensive kitchen experience, strong leadership skills, and a certificate in commercial cookery. Benefits include career growth opportunities and culinary training. Join a passionate team dedicated to transforming fast food with quality ingredients.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a kitchen within a busy environment.
• Ability to lead and develop kitchen crew.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen quality standards.
• Support recruitment, training, and development of kitchen staff.
• Assist Restaurant Manager with P&L results, including COGS and labor.

Skills

Experience in a kitchen / cooking role within a busy hospitality environment

Experience leading and developing a team

Good understanding of food safety concerns

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Education

Certificate in commercial cookery or equivalent experience

Job description

Company 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. We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.

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, labour and 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.