Senior Community Chef - Nutritious Meals, Kitchen Lead

Meals on Wheels Fraser Community; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Meals on Wheels Fraser Community in Hervey Bay is seeking a Chef to create nutritious, home-style meals and ensure dietary requirements are met, while maintaining weight standards, preferences and high presentation.

You will supervise kitchen volunteers, follow National Meal Guidelines, support QA and safety, assist with recipes and stock management, and handle catering and after-hours duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Commercial Cooking or international equivalent.
• Recent Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (within 5 years).
• Extensive background in large kitchen operation/bulk cooking.
• Demonstrated experience in a food service or similar environment.
• Demonstrated experience in the nutritional requirements of older people.
• Sound written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with staff, volunteers, and clients.
• Proven ability to plan and prioritise to achieve required outcomes.
• Able to work as part of a team, and to work with minimal supervision.
• Sound knowledge and experience in computer systems.
• Current Class C Driver's Licence.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious home-style meals for clients ensuring dietary requirements are met, including monitoring product type and quantities to ensure minimum weight standards, personal preferences and quality control are met, and that meal presentation is of a high and consistent standard
• Supervise kitchen volunteers in all aspects of food preparation and platting
• Ensure all products (meals, salads, soups & desserts) meet or exceed the National Meal Guidelines
• Comply with all aspects of Quality Assurance Reviews, including Workplace Health & Safety and Food Safety Standards
• In conjunction with the Kitchen Production Manager, ensure all recipes made in the kitchen are followed
• Assist in the development and testing of new recipes as directed by the Kitchen Production Manager
• Assist in the management of all kitchen stock, including stock rotation and stock security, to ensure adequate stock is on hand, and that wastage is kept to a minimum
• Undertake catering duties on an 'as required' basis, ensuring that all catering provided is of a high standard, including out of regular working hours as required
• Ensure all Food Safety records are maintained and updated, as required to meet Food Safety standards
• Adhere to all relevant Workplace Health & Safety policies and practices

Skills

Food safety

Teamwork

Communication

Planning

Bulk cooking

Quality control

Food service experience

Older people nutrition

Driver's licence

Kitchen supervision

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cooking

Recent Food Safety Supervisor Certificate

Tools

Computer systems

Job description

Meals on Wheels Fraser Community in Hervey Bay is seeking a Chef to create nutritious, home-style meals and ensure dietary requirements are met, while maintaining weight standards, preferences and high presentation.

You will supervise kitchen volunteers, follow National Meal Guidelines, support QA and safety, assist with recipes and stock management, and handle catering and after-hours duties as needed.