Junior Sous Chef

Hunter St Hospitality; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Street Hospitality operates Melbourne venues such as Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne and Spice Temple Crown Complex. They are seeking a Junior Sous to support the leadership team in managing day-to-day kitchen operations.

You will collaborate with the Sous Chef and Head Chef to ensure dishes meet restaurant standards with consistent taste and presentation, while mentoring staff to build a cohesive team dedicated to culinary excellence and genuine hospitality.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen leadership and training.
• Ability to follow brand standards and recipes.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Experience in menu execution and seasonal updates.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Sous Chef and Head Chef to create seasonal menus.
• Lead, train, and mentor kitchen personnel to enhance their skills and ensure a cohesive team dynamic.
• Ensure dishes prepared to restaurant standards with consistent taste and presentation.
• Ensure team follows standard recipes and correct techniques.
• Enforce health and safety regulations and sanitation standards.
• Maintain brand standard guidelines in food standards, preparation, cooking techniques.
• Oversee kitchen operations in Head Chef's absence.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Food safety

Quality control

Education

Culinary qualification

Tools

Kitchen equipment

HACCP knowledge

Job description

Urban Purveyor Group trading as Hunter Street Hospitality is hiring a Junior Sous to join the team.

Hunter St Hospitality operates across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and boasts a portfolio of 40+ venues. Notably Rockpool Bar & Grill, Spice Temple, Sake Restaurant & Bar, Argyle Stores, 24 York and 7 Alfred. With a legacy in Australian hospitality dating back to 1976, Hunter St Hospitality continues to expand it's national presence, underpinned by a long standing commitment to culinary expertise, service excellence and genuine hospitality

Hunter St Melbourne restaurants include:

• Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne
• Spice Temple Crown Complex South Bank
• 7 Alfred

These venues are diverse in cuisine ranging from Modern Australian, Japanese and Chinese and operate in central Melbourne.

As a junior sous, you will be instrumental in supporting the leadership team in managing day to day operations of our kitchens.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Sous Chef and Head Chef to create seasonal menus.
• Lead, train, and mentor kitchen personnel to enhance their skills and ensure a cohesive team dynamic.
• Ensure that all dishes are prepared according to restaurant standards, maintaining consistency in taste and presentation.
• Ensuring that the team follow standard recipes, making sure correct techniques are always used.
• Enforcing strict adherence to health and safety regulations, ensuring kitchen practices meet sanitation and hygiene standards.
• Ensure food standards, preparation, presentation and cooking techniques meet Brand Standard guidelines and are maintained at that level.
• In the absence of the Head Chef oversee management duties and manage the kitchen operation.