Head Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Gold Coast, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Do you lead a kitchen and want to work in Australia? This Head Chef job is on the Gold Coast. A hospitality group needs one chef for two venues next to each other. One is a grill house that has won awards. It cooks smoked barbecue, steaks and burgers. The other is a cocktail bar in a 1920s style with tapas to share and private functions.
You report to the Executive Chef. You lead the team and plan the menus. The group welcomes people who need visa sponsorship and will support the right candidate through the process where applicable.
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Key Responsibilities
- Make menus for both venues, with seasonal specials and new dishes, and control the cost
- Lead the kitchen team (sous chefs, cooks and kitchen hands), train them and give feedback
- Watch over prep and cooking, also on the grill and smoker, and cook on the line when it is busy
- Check quality, taste, look and portion size of every dish
- Follow food safety, hygiene and allergen rules and keep the kitchen clean, tidy and safe
- Look after stock, ordering and storage so there is less waste
- Keep food and labour costs inside the budget
- Write the rosters for lunch, dinner and late-night service
- Run functions, banquet menus and private events
- Work with front of house so food goes out on time
- Learn new trends and techniques
- Keep the team motivated
Requirements & Eligibility
- You have proven experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or Kitchen Manager
- You have Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, a culinary arts qualification or the same level of formal training
- You have worked in busy, high-volume, fast-paced kitchens and cooked for functions and banquets
- It is highly desirable that you know American-style BBQ, smoking and grilling top steaks
- You can show you kept food and labour costs inside a budget
- You know ordering systems, stock control and how to deal with suppliers
- You understand food safety and allergens well
- You can do heavy physical work: many hours on your feet and lifting heavy things
- You can work changing hours, also nights, weekends and public holidays
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