Prep Chef: Master the Smoke in High-Volume Kitchen

Optura; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Third Wave BBQ’s Central Production Kitchen in Carnegie is hiring a Prep Chef to support high-volume production. You will work under the Head Chef, learning the art of smoking while handling meat prep, salads, sauces and pastry.

You’ll gain hands‑on experience with brisket, ribs and more, doing shift-based, unsupervised evening smoke work as you grow. This role offers full-time hours across days and weekends.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in a busy commercial kitchen.
• Sharp knife skills and real speed, without cutting corners.
• Reliability and discipline to work unsupervised.
• Comfort with physical work—big cuts and big batches.

Responsibilities

• Prep, trim and season meat for all stores.
• Learn to smoke and cook to spec, then run evening smoke shifts unsupervised.
• Make salads, sauces and pastry that go out with it.
• Portion, label and pack orders for venues.
• Follow recipes and specs exactly, every batch.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Knife skills

Fast pace

Reliability

Job description

Third Wave BBQ’s Central Production Kitchen in Carnegie is hiring a Prep Chef to support high-volume production. You will work under the Head Chef, learning the art of smoking while handling meat prep, salads, sauces and pastry.

You’ll gain hands‑on experience with brisket, ribs and more, doing shift-based, unsupervised evening smoke work as you grow. This role offers full-time hours across days and weekends.