Sous Chef & Pizza Lead — Stone-Oven Mastery & Growth

The Flywheel Bar & Cafe; Beaufort; Hybrid; AUD 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

The Flywheel Bar & Cafe in Beaufort, VIC, is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to support the Head Chef and help bring our new stone-base pizza oven to life. You’ll cook across the menu, lead on busy shifts, and occasionally run the kitchen solo at opening and closing.

Permanent part-time with a minimum of 30 guaranteed hours per week, with potential to move to full-time as we grow. Weekend and evening availability is required, and compensation follows the Restaurant Industry Award with

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a chef in a busy kitchen, ideally in a senior or 2IC role.
• Capable of running a service independently.
• Strong food safety and allergen knowledge.
• Right to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook menu items, specials and pizzas to our standards.
• Operate the stone-base pizza oven: dough, stretching, topping, firing and oven management.
• Help develop the pizza menu and specials with the Head Chef.
• Lead the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence and guide junior staff.
• Prep, stock rotation, ordering support and waste control.
• Follow our food safety, allergen and WHS procedures.

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Pizza oven operation

Team leadership

Food safety knowledge

Education

Certificate III/IV in Commercial Cookery

Food Safety Supervisor certificate

Tools

Stone-base pizza oven experience

Job description

The Flywheel Bar & Cafe in Beaufort, VIC, is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to support the Head Chef and help bring our new stone-base pizza oven to life. You’ll cook across the menu, lead on busy shifts, and occasionally run the kitchen solo at opening and closing.

Permanent part-time with a minimum of 30 guaranteed hours per week, with potential to move to full-time as we grow. Weekend and evening availability is required, and compensation follows the Restaurant Industry Award with