Chef
- Develop and maintain menus and Chef’s Specials considering seasonal availability and customer demand.
- Prepare and cook a broad range of complete meals on-site, ensuring quality and presentation.
- Oversee food preparation and kitchen workflow during service, maintaining food safety and hygiene standards.
Company Name: 4Seasons Café Pty Ltd t/a Four Seasons Café - Karingal
Position: Chef
Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 plus Super
Work type: Full-time
Location: Victoria
About us:
Four Seasons Café is a well-established café located at Karingal Hub in Victoria. Our café offers a distinctive all-day dining experience, combining traditional café favourites with an extensive selection of freshly prepared hot meals and chef-prepared dishes. With a strong focus on on-site cookery, our kitchen prepares a diverse menu requiring a broad range of culinary techniques, while maintaining consistent quality, flavour and presentation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain menus and Chef’s Specials, considering seasonal availability, customer demand, food costs and the suitability of ingredients.
- Prepare and cook a broad range of complete meals on-site, including chicken parmigiana, schnitzels, pasta dishes, beef lasagne, seafood dishes, omelettes and other cooked menu offerings.
- Prepare meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables and other fresh ingredients for service, including portioning, marinating, seasoning and preparing individual components of dishes.
- Prepare sauces, fillings, garnishes and accompaniments and coordinate these with cooked components to produce complete plated dishes.
- Apply appropriate cooking techniques including grilling, pan-frying, deep-frying, poaching, sautéing and baking according to the requirements of individual dishes.
- Cook dishes to order and coordinate multiple menu orders during service to ensure appropriate timing, temperature and presentation.
- Monitor dishes throughout preparation and cooking, including taste, texture, consistency, portioning and final presentation.
- Determine ingredient requirements and order meat, seafood, fresh produce and other food supplies required for kitchen operations.
- Oversee food preparation and kitchen workflow during service and coordinate with kitchen and front-of-house staff to ensure efficient meal service.
- Demonstrate preparation and cooking techniques and provide direction to kitchen staff to maintain consistency across dishes.
- Maintain and enforce food safety, hygiene and kitchen standards, including appropriate storage, temperature control, freezing and preservation of food.
- Train and supervise kitchen staff as required.
Qualification and Experience
- Minimum qualification is a Diploma in Hospitality. At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications.
- Previous experience as a Chef in a café offering a substantial cooked food menu, restaurant or similar commercial kitchen environment.
- Demonstrated experience preparing and cooking a diverse range of breakfast and lunch meals using a variety of ingredients and cooking techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and present freshly cooked meals to a consistently high standard in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene and commercial kitchen operations.
- Enthusiastic and proactive with excellent communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency in food quality and presentation.
How to apply:
Please send your resume and a short cover letter to operations@fourseasonscafes.com. Only applications sent to this email will be considered, and short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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