Production Kitchen Chef

The Standard Market Company; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Standard Market Company in Southport is seeking a motivated Chef to join our Production Kitchen team. This full-time role provides 38 hours per week, with hours 9:30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, at Ferry Road Markets.

You will support the production kitchen in creating high-quality salads and take-home meals, ensure HACCP compliance, hygiene, and timely delivery across our three locations. Ideal candidates bring experience in large food production facilities, strong organisational skills, and

Qualifications

• Experience in a large food production facility or commercial kitchen.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety requirements.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist Production Kitchen team in producing quality salads and take-home meals.
• Execute standard recipes with high attention to detail and consistency.
• Maintain correct PPE, hygiene and sanitising procedures.
• Follow packaging and transfer procedures to ensure on-time delivery and HACCP compliance.
• Oversee and mentor junior staff in a respectful, constructive manner.

Skills

Food production

HACCP compliance

Team leadership

Food safety knowledge

Education

Food safety certification

Job description

The Standard Market Company – Southport QLD

Join our dynamic team at The Standard Market Company, a premier gourmet food retail company located at the bustling Ferry Road Markets in Southport. Our Production Kitchen is seeking a motivated and professional Chef to join our already established team.

We are seeking an experienced & passionate Chef to support our commercial production kitchen team based in Southport.38hr/week
This position is being offered on aFull-time basis with the hours of work between9:30am-6pm (Monday to Friday)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• You will assist the Production kitchen team in achieving quality products to sell throughout our three locations.
• Execute standard recipes of salads & a variety of take-home meals/products with a high level of attention to detail & consistency.
• Utilise correct PPE & safe hygiene & sanitising procedures to ensure a safe work environment.
• Follow meticulous packaging & transfer procedures to assure our product is delivered on time & adheres to strict HACCP regulations
• Oversee & mentor junior staff in a respectful manner conducive to creating a positive work culture.

To be suitable for this role, you will have:

• A sense of urgency as production is a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience in a large food production facility/commercial kitchen with a passion for creating high quality food.
• Experience in food preparation & safe food handling for the prevention of food-borne illnesses (A food safety supervisor certificate is preferable)
• You must be physically fit as this role requires you to be able to bend, lift over 10kg, stand for long periods of time and do repetitive tasks.
• A high level of organisational skills and a methodical approach to tasks
• The ability to follow direction from a supervisor & demonstrate a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet changing requirements
• work effectively under pressure, problem solve and meet deadlines.