Chef

Company Name: 4Seasons Café Pty Ltd t/a Four Seasons Café - Karingal

Position: Chef

Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 plus Super

Work type: Full-time

Location: Victoria

About us:

Four Seasons Café is a well-established café located at Karingal Hub in Victoria. Our café offers a distinctive all-day dining experience, combining traditional café favourites with an extensive selection of freshly prepared hot meals and chef-prepared dishes. With a strong focus on on-site cookery, our kitchen prepares a diverse menu requiring a broad range of culinary techniques, while maintaining consistent quality, flavour and presentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain menus and Chef’s Specials, considering seasonal availability, customer demand, food costs and the suitability of ingredients.
• Prepare and cook a broad range of complete meals on-site, including chicken parmigiana, schnitzels, pasta dishes, beef lasagne, seafood dishes, omelettes and other cooked menu offerings.
• Prepare meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables and other fresh ingredients for service, including portioning, marinating, seasoning and preparing individual components of dishes.
• Prepare sauces, fillings, garnishes and accompaniments and coordinate these with cooked components to produce complete plated dishes.
• Apply appropriate cooking techniques including grilling, pan-frying, deep-frying, poaching, sautéing and baking according to the requirements of individual dishes.
• Cook dishes to order and coordinate multiple menu orders during service to ensure appropriate timing, temperature and presentation.
• Monitor dishes throughout preparation and cooking, including taste, texture, consistency, portioning and final presentation.
• Determine ingredient requirements and order meat, seafood, fresh produce and other food supplies required for kitchen operations.
• Oversee food preparation and kitchen workflow during service and coordinate with kitchen and front-of-house staff to ensure efficient meal service.
• Demonstrate preparation and cooking techniques and provide direction to kitchen staff to maintain consistency across dishes.
• Maintain and enforce food safety, hygiene and kitchen standards, including appropriate storage, temperature control, freezing and preservation of food.
• Train and supervise kitchen staff as required.

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum qualification is a Diploma in Hospitality. At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications.
• Previous experience as a Chef in a café offering a substantial cooked food menu, restaurant or similar commercial kitchen environment.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and cooking a diverse range of breakfast and lunch meals using a variety of ingredients and cooking techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present freshly cooked meals to a consistently high standard in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene and commercial kitchen operations.
• Enthusiastic and proactive with excellent communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency in food quality and presentation.

How to apply:

Please send your resume and a short cover letter to [email protected]. Only applications sent to this email will be considered, and short-listed candidates will be contacted.