Qualified Chef - Full Time

The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team

Skills development

Discounted food & coffee

Community impact

Job summary

The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation, through its Café for The Common Good, is seeking an experienced Qualified Chef to join our kitchen team at The Prince Charles Hospital in Chermside. You’ll help prepare and deliver breakfast, lunch and high-volume meals, supporting bulk production and catering requirements.

If you’re hands-on, organised and enjoy working as part of a team, you’ll bring a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery and a track record of quality, safe food handling and

Qualifications

• Hold a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent.
• Experience as a qualified chef in a busy commercial kitchen.
• Proficient in short-order cooking and bain-marie service.
• Experience with large-scale cooking equipment (brat pans etc.).
• Pride in food quality, consistency, and presentation.
• Knowledge of food safety, hygiene and handling.

Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfast orders and meals for bain-marie service.
• Support bulk food production and catering needs.
• Ensure food quality, temperature and safety throughout service.
• Manage stock and minimise food waste.

Skills

Short-order cooking

Bain-marie service

High-volume production

Commercial kitchen equipment

Team player

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Job description

The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation – Chermside QLD

Love cooking great food and keeping a busy kitchen running smoothly?

Are you an experienced chef who enjoys the pace of a busy commercial kitchen, takes pride in delivering consistent quality and knows how to keep things moving during service?

Pperhaps you've worked in hotels, large-scale catering, FIFO or another high-volume food service environment and are looking for a new opportunity to put your skills to work.

If you're hands-on, organised and confident working across different styles of food production, we'd love to hear from you.

The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation, through its social enterprise Café for The Common Good, is looking for an experienced Qualified Chef to join our kitchen team on a full-time basis at The Prince Charles Hospital in Chermside.

About the role

Working as part of our busy kitchen team, you'll help prepare and deliver quality food across breakfast, lunch, short-order cooking and bain-marie service.

You'll be involved in everything from preparing meals during busy café service periods to supporting bulk food production and catering requirements.

We're looking for someone who is confident in a commercial kitchen, understands the importance of food quality and consistency, and enjoys being part of a team that works together to get things done.

What could your day look like?

You could be preparing breakfast orders, cooking meals for our bain-marie service, operating a brat pan for bulk food production or working alongside the team to keep up with a busy lunch rush.

You might also be preparing ingredients for the next service, checking food quality and temperatures, supporting catering orders or helping manage stock and minimise food waste.

Whatever the day brings, you'll be using your skills and experience to deliver quality food safely, consistently and efficiently.

You'll be great in this role if you…

Hold a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or an equivalent recognised qualification.

Have experience working as a qualified chef in a busy commercial kitchen.

Are confident with short-order cooking, bain-marie service and high-volume food production.

Have experience using commercial kitchen equipment, including brat pans or similar large-scale cooking equipment.

Take pride in food quality, consistency and presentation.

Understand food safety, hygiene and safe food handling requirements.

Are organised, reliable and able to stay calm when things get busy.

Enjoy working as part of a team and are happy to pitch in wherever needed.

Experience in hotels, FIFO operations, large-scale catering, institutional kitchens or other high-volume food service environments will be highly regarded.

At Café for The Common Good, we're more than just a café.

Every coffee purchased and every meal served helps fund life-changing research, essential equipment and patient-care programs through The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation.

With five café sites across three locations, a growing catering business and a team of more than 80 employees, we offer the opportunity to put your hospitality skills to work while contributing to something bigger than yourself.

You’ll also enjoy:

A supportive and inclusive team environment.

Opportunities to develop your skills and experience.

Discounted food and coffee.

The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the community through your work.

Ready to join us?

If you're an experienced chef who enjoys the pace of a busy kitchen, takes pride in great food and is ready to contribute to a team with purpose, we'd love to hear from you.