Relief Chef Manager | Multi-Site Leadership | 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

Relief Chef Manager | Multi-Site Leadership | Victoria

Cater Care is looking for an experienced Relief Chef Manager who enjoys variety, embraces new challenges and makes a difference through great food.

You’ll travel across Victoria, supporting teams across Cater Care’s diverse portfolio, including gather, our dedicated education brand, as well as our aged care, health and youth justice sites. Every day brings something different as you step into new kitchens, lead and support teams, and ensure smooth, high-quality food service operations.

If you’re a hands-on leader who adapts quickly, thinks on your feet and brings out the best in others, we’d love to hear from you!

What We Offer

• Competitive remuneration: $85,000 base salary plus superannuation
• Vehicle allowance: $10,000 per annum, with tolls covered
• Travel support: Travel-related meals and accommodation covered
• Permanent opportunity: Full-time employment, 40 hours per week across a Monday-Sunday roster.
• Professional growth: Exposure to diverse catering operations, with opportunities to strengthen your leadership and broaden your operational experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day kitchen operations across multiple sites, ensuring service continuity and consistent quality
• Lead, mentor and support kitchen teams to achieve high standards of performance and customer service
• Manage menu execution, bulk food preparation and specialised dietary requirements, including texture-modified diets
• Maintain compliance with food safety, hygiene, workplace health and safety, and relevant site requirements
• Monitor food quality, stock control, ordering and kitchen resources to support efficient operations
• Build positive relationships with clients and site stakeholders while adapting to the needs of diverse catering environments

What You'll Bring

• Trade qualification in Commercial Cookery, with experience in high-volume catering and complex food service operations
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and support teams while maintaining high operational standards and delivering exceptional food and customer service
• Strong knowledge of bulk food preparation, texture-modified diets, specialised dietary requirements and food safety, including current Food Safety Supervisor certification
• Strong problem-solving skills, computer literacy and the ability to manage multiple sites and operations independently
• Current driver’s licence, access to your own vehicle and flexibility to travel throughout Victoria across aged care, health, education and youth justice environments
• Current Working with Children Check (WWCC), required influenza vaccination and satisfactory police checks, as applicable to site requirements
• Willingness to complete all required Youth Justice-specific inductions and comply with relevant site policies and procedures

About Us

Cater Care is a leading, 100% Australian owned contract catering service provider, operating across multiple sectors (Aged care, Education, Retirement, Retail and Remote services).

Through our values of Care, Pride and Community, we pride ourselves on diversity, work/life balance, providing excellent career opportunities to our employees. We encourage First Nations people to consider a career with us.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

Bring your culinary expertise, sound judgement and leadership capability to a role where adaptability and operational excellence make a genuine difference.