Head Chef
Hospitality · Sunnybank, Brisbane QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Sunnybank, Brisbane QLD: a full-time Head Chef is needed for a kitchen built around Singaporean and Malaysian cuisine. The employer wants a cook whose skill, leadership and commercial kitchen background are proven by a genuine work history.
You will run daily kitchen operations, protect food quality, help shape the menu and keep the team delivering consistent results through the busiest services. It is a chance to put verified culinary experience to work in an Australian commercial kitchen as part of an organised, efficient, high-performing team.
Chefs in Pakistan with this cuisine background should have documents ready that prove their experience and qualifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Own daily kitchen operations and service preparation
- Cook authentic Singaporean and Malaysian dishes to a steady commercial standard, showing strong hands-on skill with wok cooking, noodles, rice dishes, curries and sauces
- Keep flavour, presentation and portions consistent
- Plan prep schedules around expected service demand
- Bring practical ideas for new dishes and menu development
- Check ingredient quality and make sure correct preparation methods are used
- Handle ingredient orders, deliveries, storage and stock rotation, tracking usage, portion sizes, costs and wastage
- Lead, coordinate and train kitchen staff in preparation, cooking and kitchen procedures
- Keep communication clear between the kitchen and the service team
- Oversee food safety, hygiene, temperature control and allergen requirements, and get takeaway orders out accurately and on time
- Look after kitchen equipment, enforce safe operating procedures and act on any operational or equipment issues
- Keep the kitchen clean, organised and professional
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven professional experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or senior chef
- Strong practical background in Singaporean and Malaysian cuisine, with proven hands-on skill in wok cooking, noodles, rice dishes, curries and sauces
- Commercial kitchen experience in a busy takeaway, restaurant or quick-service setting, keeping food quality consistent when service is busy
- Previous experience leading, supervising or training kitchen staff
- Strong practical kitchen management and organisation
- Knowledge of commercial food safety and hygiene standards
- Experience with stock management, food costing and wastage control
- Communicates well with kitchen and service teams
- Relevant commercial cookery qualifications are desirable
- Able to provide genuine evidence of your professional experience and qualifications
- Available for full-time work, including weekends and public holidays as required, and must meet applicable requirements for employer sponsorship and visa eligibility
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