Chef for Italian Restaurant
About This Job
Role Responsibilities:
A full time opportunity for an Italian Chef to work in one of Brisbane’s leading Italian restaurants – Antica in Wilston, Queensland. No travel is involved with this position.
Minimum of 3 years cooking experience in a traditional Italian restaurant required. Italian work experience will be highly regarded.
Good communication skills required – English
Offering a competitive salary, that will be negotiated based on skills and experience. Minimum starting salary of $70,000. The employee is to provide all necessary uniform and personal protection equipment required for the Chef position.
The intent is to fill the position in Jan 2024.
The business operates under the Australian Restaurant Award
Key areas of responsible:
o Food Quality and Presentation of dishes to guests (KPI driven)
o Compliance to Stock Management and Ordering Procedures
o Compliance to Cleaning Schedule and Routine Maintenance requirement
o Compliance to Food Safety procedures and requirements
o Forecast food requirements effectively
o Weekly Food Preparation – planning and execution
o Quality control of food preparation process and outcomes
o Ensure a safe work environment
o Coordinate cooking and kitchen activities and supervise kitchen staff
o Manage staff usage and effective shift loading and off-loading
Knowledge, skills, experience:
o Management – Runs Kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef/Owner
o Stock Manage – Ensuring stocktake is done accurately, Stock managed by FIFO principle, Stock Ordering and Receipting.
o Food Safety and OHS Regulations
o Italian Cuisine food preparation techniques and knowhow
o Menu Planning – Italian dish design and preparation, in line with contemporary trends and best practices
o Ability identify and resolve issues early and quickly
o Team leading skills and production coordination experience
o Minimum of 3 years’ experience cooking in an Italian kitchen/restaurant
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