Pizza Chef

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 60.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Melbourne Italian Restaurant is seeking an experienced Pizza Chef to lead the pizza section in our busy pizzeria, from dough to final order. The role is full-time with immediate start, offering sponsorship for the right candidates. You will produce hand-stretched Italian-style pizzas in a wood-fired oven and maintain high standards during peak service.

We value reliability, organisation and a real passion for Italian food, with opportunities to progress into senior or management roles.

Qualifikationen

• 2–3 years of pizza chef experience with Italian-style pizza.
• Confident hand-stretching of dough.
• Hands-on wood-fired oven experience.
• Ability to maintain consistency during peak service.

Aufgaben

• Take charge of the pizza section through peak service periods.
• Produce Italian-style pizza, stretching every base by hand.
• Cook pizzas in a wood-fired oven.
• Prepare dough and manage its fermentation.
• Maintain consistent standards of quality, cooking and presentation.

Kenntnisse

Pizza chef

Italian-style pizza

Hand-stretching dough

Wood-fired oven

Dough preparation and fermentation

Reliability

Organisational skills

2–3 years experience

Jobbeschreibung

An established Melbourne hospitality business with a group of Italian restaurants needs an experienced Pizza Chef for its pizzeria. The employer wants a chef who can take ownership of the pizza section, from the first batch of dough to the final order, and who plans to stay with the business for the long term.

The position is full-time with an immediate start. What the employer needs most is consistency: hand-stretched Italian-style pizza, cooked in a wood-fired oven, that looks and tastes right every time, including during the busiest services. Reliability, organisation and a real passion for Italian food complete the brief, and there is a route into senior or management roles. Sponsorship is available for the right candidates.

Employers hiring for a wood-fired kitchen want proof, so put it in writing: the styles of pizza you produce, the ovens you have worked and the volume your section handled.

• Take charge of the pizza section through peak service periods
• Produce Italian-style pizza, stretching every base by hand
• Cook pizzas in a wood-fired oven
• Prepare dough and manage its fermentation
• Maintain consistent standards of quality, cooking and presentation

• Pizza Chef experience of 2–3 years at a minimum
• Strong track record with Italian-style pizza
• Confident when hand-stretching dough
• Hands-on wood-fired oven experience
• A good grasp of dough preparation and fermentation
• Can manage the pizza section with confidence in busy service while staying consistent in quality, cooking and presentation
• Dependable, organised, passionate about Italian food and at ease in a busy restaurant