Head Cook

Guzman y Gomez; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Career growth

Culinary training

Path to Restaurant Manager

Job summary

Guzman y Gomez is seeking a Head Cook to ensure kitchen quality standards are consistently met. You will support recruitment, training and development of the kitchen team, and assist the Restaurant Manager with P&L results including COGS, labor and operating expenses, while enforcing food safety and WH&S policies.

The ideal candidate has kitchen experience in a busy hospitality setting, proven leadership, a certificate in commercial cookery (or equivalent), strong food safety knowledge, and

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy hospitality kitchen.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a kitchen team.
• Certificate in commercial cookery or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of food safety practices.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all kitchen quality standards are met.
• Support recruitment, training and development of kitchen crew.
• Assist Restaurant Manager with P&L results, including COGS, labor and operating expenses.
• Uphold food safety and WH&S policies and procedures.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Team development

Food safety

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

Certificate in commercial cookery

Job description

• Compensation: AUD 65000 - AUD 70000 - yearly

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, 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

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.