Are you looking to grow your career? Cafe Andiamo is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and passionate trade qualified chef to complete our team.

We seek applicants who:

• Have experience in putting high quality food on the pass, and maintains high standards
• Have strong leadership and management skills with the ability to create a motivating environment
• Have experience in cooking breakfast, lunch & dinner
• Has no issue with following directions
• Understanding of food health, safety and handling procedures
• Are excellent multi-taskers with good initiative
• Possesses a demonstrable passion for food
• Have excellent inter-personal skills, maintaining a calm demeanor in high pressure situations and uses these traits to perform well in a team
• Are open to having input into seasonal menu design and on-going dish development

The role on offer is a full time and will sit within an established team, with long-term goals and new opportunities on the horizon.

Benefits

We are offering you a salary package of $78,000 to $85,000 plus superannuation, depending on your skills and experience.

Task & responsibilities

Your responsibilities in the kitchen will include but not limited to:

• Designing menus including seasonal menus, daily/weekly specials and selecting plate presentation
• Overseeing delivery of stock of food and equipment supplies and doing purchase orders
• Ensuring freshness and quality in the ingredients and preparation of meals
• Monitoring all food deliveries for quality, quantity, freshness and accuracy and rejecting any items that are not up to the agreed standard
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff
• Prepare and cook foods for dining and function service
• Implementing and enforcing hygiene regulations and examining equipment for cleanliness
• Food stocktaking procedures and waste management
• Provide and record a program of basic training for all new members of staff and communicate performance and development issues on a regular basis
• Manage the team of kitchen staff during service

Qualification & experience

The position is limited to qualified chefs with a Diploma of Hospitality plus 1-2 years experience in similar role.

If you are vibrant, team focused and want to work with us at our exciting venue, please submit your resume.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.