Sous chef and Head chef
Hospitality · Wollongong, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
A Wollongong hospitality operation is hiring at two possible levels: an established Head Chef, or an experienced Sous Chef ready to move up. Either way, the job goes beyond cooking into team development, kitchen performance and operational excellence.
The employer wants a culinary professional who takes pride in leadership and consistency and delivers exceptional kitchen standards, bringing strong discipline, initiative and a hands-on way of leading. Experience with Italian cuisine, pizza and pasta will be highly valued.
Chefs applying from Pakistan should prepare an English CV that shows their leadership roles clearly.
Key Responsibilities
- Be the one holding the kitchen together through service, stepping in to take command whenever needed
- Define the standard for food quality, plating and consistency, and hold the team to it
- Motivate, mentor and grow chefs, cooks and junior staff, training them in prep methods, recipes and kitchen standards
- Coordinate prep and service across all sections, working hands-on through busy, high-volume periods
- Develop and refresh menus, recipes, specials and seasonal dishes
- Keep watch on portions, food costs, waste and profitability
- Manage purchasing, stock rotation, inventory and dealings with suppliers
- Help plan rosters, schedules and labour
- Maintain sound food safety, hygiene and workplace practices in a clean, structured, well-organised kitchen
- Find ways to make the kitchen more efficient and support management with planning and operational decisions
- Collaborate with front-of-house and management, building a positive, respectful team focused on performance
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or in a senior culinary position
- Demonstrated ability to lead a kitchen team and develop its people
- Firm commitment to consistent food quality
- Confident working in a fast-paced professional kitchen
- Good grasp of food costs, stock control and managing wastage
- Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene
- Effective communicator and team leader who is organised, dependable and professional
- Flexible to work weekends and rotating rosters
- Italian cuisine experience strongly regarded, and pizza and pasta preparation experience highly regarded
- Relevant culinary qualifications or equivalent industry experience advantageous
- Visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate; candidates requiring sponsorship may be considered subject to eligibility
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