Head Chef
Hospitality · Albany, Albany & Great Southern WA, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Position: Head Chef at a well-established hospitality venue in Albany, Great Southern WA. This is a senior role for an experienced chef who brings strong leadership along with sharp operational and financial skills.
Your remit covers daily kitchen performance, building up the culinary team, consistent food quality and cost control, all while keeping the kitchen safe and efficient. There is also scope to shape menus, upgrade kitchen systems and help set the future direction of the venue's food offering.
Chefs applying from Pakistan should prepare an English CV that shows cost control and team leadership results clearly.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day running of the kitchen and its performance across every service
- Lead the brigade and organise daily staffing
- Hold food production, consistency, portions and presentation to a high standard
- Build and roll out efficient kitchen systems, standard recipes and operating procedures
- Handle purchasing and supplier relationships
- Track inventory and stock movement, overseeing rotation and ordering
- Keep food costs in check and cut avoidable waste
- Control labour costs and rosters
- Watch budgets and work towards financial targets
- Refresh menus and seasonal offerings while protecting food quality
- Hire, onboard, train and mentor kitchen staff
- Manage staff performance and run development reviews
- Make sure food safety and HACCP requirements are met and workplace health and safety standards are upheld
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven background as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef, including running a busy restaurant kitchen
- Strong operational and financial management skills, with demonstrated control of food costs and kitchen labour costs
- Strong ability to lead teams and manage staff
- Experience designing and putting kitchen systems in place
- Able to handle suppliers and purchasing
- Excellent knowledge of food safety and HACCP principles
- Strong understanding of modern Australian cuisine
- Able to create quality menus that are also commercially viable
- Excellent problem-solving
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Keeps standards high under pressure
- Visa sponsorship may be available to suitable international candidates
Apply: jobs@jobsabroad.pk · WhatsApp