Sous chef required in busy inner Brisbane city restaurant:
Skills:
- Kitchen management skills and efficient use of time and resources
- Food preparation, cooking and plating skills
- Creative use of ingredients and recipe design
- Ability to cover all work lines, as needed
- Leadership and decision-making skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Rapid problem identification and resolution
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team
Duties:
- Assisting the chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen
- Designing menus together with the head chef
- Preparing, cooking and presenting food in accordance with restaurant standards
- Supervising the work of the kitchen brigade
- Ensuring dishes are prepared and presented in accordance with recipes
- Deputising for the head chef where absent
- Ordering food provisions, performing stock control and overseeing inventory management
- Ensuring that all kitchen operations are in compliance with food hygiene (HACCP) and safety regulations
- Organizing kitchen staff work shifts
- Coordinating staff training and development
- Managing and resolving any issues that may arise quickly and efficiently
Pay: $80,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
