Full time chef

Spice Affairs Indian Cuisine is located at 8/15 Kingsland, Parade Casey ACT 2913. It is a fine dining restaurant that serves authentic Indian Cuisine operating 7 days a week. Our Philosophy is to maintain the food and service quality at the highest possible level. We are seeking a Full-time chef with minimum 38 hours per week to join us.

Benefits

Successful candidate will be paid a salary between $75,000 to $80,000 yearly plus minimum guaranteed superannuation depending upon experience and skills.

Task & responsibilities

• Manage the operations of kitchen.
• Plan, organise, supervise and monitor food preparation at all stages of cooking.
• Full operational knowledge of all recipes, standards, portion, sizes and presentation styles of dishes produced within the kitchen.
• Ensure quality and quantity of food produced.
• Supervise, lead and advice kitchen staff on cooking procedures.
• Develop and plan menus and daily specials.
• Create preparation lists for kitchen crew.
• Plan, collect, estimate food and commodities for menus.
• Preparing menus, recipes and task sheets.
• Lead, mentor and manage culinary teams.
• Maintain hygiene in kitchen and ensure adherence to hygiene/occupational health and safety regulations.
• Maintain effective communications with stakeholders for the efficient business performance.
• Preparing speciality food as per customer cultural requirement, restaurant specials and dietary requirements.
• Manage storage of food and preservation to reduce wastage.
• Manage food costing and inventory.
• Ensure proper food portioning and presentation.
• Maintain product, service and market knowledge.
• Take regular feedback from patrons and implementing it for the betterment of business.
• Estimate and order supplies and raw materials as per kitchen requirement.
• Participate in selection, training and scheduling of staff as needed.

Qualification & experience

• Minimum one year work experience as chef
• Minimum certificate iv in commercial cookery/Relevant qualifications
• Confident, friendly and can-do attitude
• Australian work experience preferred
• Have a passion for well-executed food
• Be a team player with a collaborative working style.