Relief Chef Manager: Lead Multi-Site Kitchens (Victoria)

Cater Care; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle allowance

Travel-related meals and accommodation

Full-time 40 hours per week

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Cater Care is seeking an experienced Relief Chef Manager to lead across Victoria’s sites, providing consistent, high-quality food service and hands-on leadership.

You’ll travel across Victoria, overseeing day-to-day kitchen operations, mentoring teams, and ensuring menus, dietary requirements and safety standards are met on a multi-site basis. The role offers a permanent, full-time roster with strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in Commercial Cookery with high-volume catering experience.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor kitchen teams.
• Knowledge of bulk food preparation, texture-modified diets and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day kitchen operations across multiple sites.
• Lead, mentor and support kitchen teams to achieve high standards.
• Manage menu execution, bulk food preparation and specialised dietary requirements.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, hygiene, workplace health and safety, and site requirements.
• Monitor food quality, stock control, ordering and kitchen resources.
• Build relationships with clients and site stakeholders across diverse catering environments.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-site coordination

Customer service

Problem-solving

Education

Trade qualification in Commercial Cookery

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Cater Care is seeking an experienced Relief Chef Manager to lead across Victoria’s sites, providing consistent, high-quality food service and hands-on leadership.

You’ll travel across Victoria, overseeing day-to-day kitchen operations, mentoring teams, and ensuring menus, dietary requirements and safety standards are met on a multi-site basis. The role offers a permanent, full-time roster with strong growth opportunities.