Lead Cook & Kitchen Leader — Growth, Training & Bonuses

Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Quarterly bonus scheme

Pathway to Restaurant Manager or Franh

Culinary training

Job summary

Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen is seeking a Head Cook to lead a busy kitchen and uphold our high standards. You will support recruitment, training, and development of kitchen staff, while assisting the Restaurant Manager with P&L metrics including COGS, labor, and operating expenses.

The ideal candidate has kitchen leadership experience, a strong grasp of food safety, and excellent interpersonal skills to thrive in a fast-paced hospitality environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all kitchen quality standards are consistently met.
• Lead and develop the kitchen crew, supporting recruitment and training.
• Support Restaurant Manager with P&L responsibilities including COGS, Labour and operating expenses.
• Uphold all food safety and WHS policies and procedures.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Team development

Food safety

Interpersonal skills

Education

Commercial cookery cert

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.

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
  
  

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.