Sous Chef and Head Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Wollongong, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Wollongong has an opening for a culinary professional who takes pride in leading a kitchen. The job goes beyond cooking to team development, kitchen performance and day-to-day discipline, and it suits either an established Head Chef or an experienced Sous Chef ready to step up. Italian cuisine, pizza and pasta experience will be highly valued.
Visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate, and candidates requiring it may be considered subject to eligibility.
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Key Responsibilities
- You are in charge of the kitchen, and you keep every service moving
- You decide what good looks like for flavour, plating and consistency
- You mentor and motivate chefs, cooks and junior staff, and teach them the preparation methods, recipes and standards of the kitchen
- You line up preparation and service for the whole team, and take the reins whenever service needs it
- You jump in on the line or at the pass when the kitchen is slammed
- You write and refresh menus, recipes, specials and seasonal dishes
- You keep an eye on portion sizes, food costs, waste and how profitable the kitchen is
- You oversee ordering, stock rotation, inventory and suppliers
- You contribute to rosters and labour planning
- You keep food safety, hygiene and working practices strong in a tidy, structured kitchen
- You spot ways to speed up and smooth out kitchen workflow
- You support management with kitchen plans and operational calls
- You work hand in hand with front-of-house and management
- You grow a respectful, upbeat team that aims to perform
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven experience in a Head Chef, Sous Chef or senior culinary position
- Able to demonstrate how you lead and develop a kitchen team
- A real commitment to food quality and consistency
- At ease in a fast-paced professional kitchen
- Sound grasp of food costs, stock control and wastage management
- Strong food safety and hygiene knowledge
- Effective team leadership and communication skills, with an organised, dependable and professional approach
- Flexible for weekends and rotating rosters
- Italian cuisine experience strongly regarded, along with pizza and pasta preparation experience highly regarded
- Relevant culinary qualifications or equivalent industry experience advantageous
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