Experience Chef

Centurion Events Pty Ltd T/As The Flying Chef and Jasmine Thai Kitchen are seeking a dynamic, creative and career focused individual to join our culinary team on Full Time basis. This position provides a great opportunity for a highly experienced chef looking to develop their skills further. You will ensure tasks assigned are carried out in a timely fashion, to a high standard and within food hygiene guidelines.

Main Duties

• Work with Executive chef / directors to develop weekly specials that align with the restaurant’s concept and ethos.
• Ensure menu items meet quality, presentation, and portion control standards
• Oversee daily Kitchen operations during their shift, ensuring smooth service during busy hours.
• Ensuring all kitchen equipment is fully functional and maintained
• Manage food wastage through portion control to optimize cost effectiveness
• Be a team member to prepare food for service during service hours
• Monitor quality of dishes to ensure that all dishes are prepared to the highest quality standard to ensure exceptional dining experience
• Monitor food presentation and plating, ensuring consistency across dishes
• Check food quality and storage procedure regularly to ensure freshness of food
• Maintain strict food safety and hygiene standards to comply with Australian Food Safety regulations and local health codes
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and preparation of food items to avoid contamination and meet health standards
• Implement and monitor cleaning schedules for kitchen equipment and workspaces
• Ensure Customer feedback is actively sought and addressed, particularly concerning food quality, quantity and presentation.
• Coordinate with front of the house staff to manage special dietary requirements and ensure customer needs are met
• Handle any issues or complaints regarding food quality professionally

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A passion for the food and beverage industry and a willingness to succeed in it
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work unsupervised as well as in a team in a busy kitchen environment
• Good time management skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to be able to multi task

Qualification

Trade Qualification

• A Trade qualification in Commercial Cookery or equivalence
• Extensive experience of more than 3 yrs will be considered as meeting qualification requirements

Experience

• Previous experience: at least 3 years as chef
• Experience in Sri Lankan cuisine is highly desirable.

Salary

• $ 77,000 p.a. plus superannuation

Apply:

If you satisfy the above, please apply without hesitation outlining why you are suitable.

Email a copy of your resume to: [email protected]

Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.