Chef / Cook
Hospitality · Parkes, Canberra ACT, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Are you a qualified cook who loves European and modern Australian food? A hospitality employer in the Australian Capital Territory has openings for 2 Chefs/Cooks.
You will join a small, experienced kitchen team. The food must be of a high standard every time. The job is very hands-on: you help across the kitchen and confidently run your own section during service.
The employer cares about real skills. Your qualifications, practical experience and technical skills must be easy to show and to verify. Visa sponsorship is not the main focus; genuine ability and proven work experience come first. Keep your trade certificates and an English-language CV ready, with English translations of any Indonesian documents if the visa rules require them.
Key Responsibilities
- Look after your assigned kitchen section and run it well during service
- Prepare and cook European and modern Australian dishes to a high standard
- Finish daily food prep quickly and correctly, using the set recipes, preparation methods and kitchen standards
- Keep food quality, portion control and presentation consistent
- Be part of a four-person kitchen team and help other sections when the kitchen needs it
- Help service run smoothly when the kitchen is busy, including evening, weekend and split-shift services
- Watch stock and how ingredients are used, so less food is wasted
- Keep up food hygiene, cleanliness and workplace safety
- Show reliable, hands-on work in a professional kitchen every shift
Requirements & Eligibility
- Qualification: Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or higher (a relevant trade qualification in Commercial Cookery)
- Minimum 2 years of professional cooking in European or modern Australian cuisine
- Demonstrated work in a quality-focused or fine-dining commercial kitchen
- Chef de Partie or section-level experience is highly regarded
- Strong all-round food preparation and cooking skills
- Can manage an allocated kitchen section on your own
- Proven at controlling wastage while keeping food quality high
- Strong understanding of kitchen procedures, hygiene and food safety
- Works well in a small professional kitchen team
- Available for evening, weekend and split-shift rosters
- Qualifications and employment history must be genuine and verifiable
- Visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate
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