Sous Chef

View Hotels; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

View Melbourne is a popular, upper-scale property in Melbourne's city fringe with a full service kitchen and multiple outlets, including à-la-carte breakfast, lunch, dinner, events and in-room dining. You will work closely with the Head Chef to ensure a smooth operation and high-quality product across all outlets.

The successful candidate will have commercial cookery qualifications and current food safety certificates, plus leadership and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Possess necessary qualifications in commercial cookery and current food safety certificates.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and communication abilities.
• Available to work nights, weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Work with and support the Head Chef to ensure smooth kitchen operation.
• Share ideas and suggestions to improve kitchen environment and menus.
• Keep food costs and labour costs within budget.
• Maintain strong time management skills and work well under pressure.
• Understand local health, safety and compliance requirements.
• Deliver high standard of product across multiple outlets including breakfast, lunch, dinner, events and in room dining.
• Manage ordering, stock control and receiving of goods.

Skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

Time management

Customer service

Education

Commercial cookery qualification

Job description

You will work with and support our Head Chef, ensuring an overall smooth kitchen operation. You will deliver a high standard of product across multiple outlets including à-la-carte breakfast, lunch, dinner, events and in room dining.

View Melbourne is a popular full service upper scale property located in Melbourne's city fringe, featuring 206 guest rooms, a busy buffet breakfast, Restaurant, Café and Beer Garden. The entire commercial kitchen has been recently refurbished with brand new top of the line equipment within a large space.

Key responsibilities

Work with and support the Head Chef, ensuring an overall smooth kitchen operation

Share ideas, opinions, and suggestions to improve the kitchen environment and menus

Ensure food costs are kept within the budget along with managing labour costs

Maintain strong time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure

Understand local regulations concerning health, safety, or other compliance requirements

Deliver a high standard of product across multiple outlets including à-la-carte breakfast, lunch, dinner, events and in room dining

Ordering, stock control and receiving of goods

About you

Attention to detail and a focus on customer service

Professional attitude, and a passion for the hospitality industry

Strong leadership skills

Ability to train junior staff members

Excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills

Creative and innovative approach to menu development

Possess necessary qualifications in commercial cookery and have the appropriate current food safety certificates

Available to work various shifts including nights, weekends, and public holidays

About us

View Melbourne is a popular full service upper scale property located in Melbourne's city fringe. Our mission is to provide friendly and knowledgeable service to both our corporate and leisure customers. We are driven by, and committed to, providing great tasting food with outstanding service every time to drive repeat loyalty.