Cook

Vitalia's Italian Restaurant in Cairns offers authentic Italian cuisine including pizza, focaccia, panini, and a range of traditional lunch and dinner dishes.
  
Vitalia's Italian Restaurant is now looking for an experienced Cook to join their team.
  
The right candidate will be responsible for:

• Prepare, cook and present a range of Italian dishes in accordance with Vitalia’s recipes and quality standards, including pasta, meat, seafood and traditional Italian specialties.
• Prepare ingredients and complete mise en place for lunch and dinner service, including vegetables, meats, seafood, sauces and other components.
• Prepare and cook pizzas, focacce and other baked Italian products, ensuring appropriate cooking times, temperatures and presentation.
• Operate assigned kitchen sections independently during service while coordinating orders to ensure dishes are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitor the quality, freshness, taste, portioning and presentation of meals before they are served to customers.
• Prepare sauces, fillings, accompaniments and other components required for the restaurant’s Italian menu.
• Monitor stock levels and rotate ingredients using appropriate FIFO procedures to maintain freshness and minimise food wastage.
• Receive, inspect and correctly store food deliveries in accordance with temperature control and food safety requirements.
• Maintain clean and organised kitchen workstations, cooking equipment, utensils and food preparation areas throughout each shift.
• Follow food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety procedures, including correct food storage, temperature monitoring and prevention of cross-contamination.  

About you:

• At least 1 year of experience as a Cook;
• Strong cooking and food preparation skills, particularly in Italian cuisine;
• Ability to work independently across kitchen sections in a fast-paced service environment;
• Sound knowledge of food safety, hygiene, stock rotation and kitchen procedures;
• Strong teamwork, communication, organisation and time management skills.  

Job type: Permanent/full-time
Salary: $68,000 - $75,000