Chef
The Company
Ararat Family Restaurant is a 24-hour full-service restaurant that offers well-priced hearty breakfasts, lunch, and la carte dinners with a seating capacity of more than 120 patrons. We are committed to providing the best culinary experience and maintaining the highest hygiene standards. This is a rare opportunity to work in a rewarding environment as part of a creative kitchen brigade.
About the Role
The restaurant provides breakfast, lunch, dinner and a function menu filled with colourful, nutritious, and organic fare 7 days a week. The Chef position intends to lead the restaurant kitchen in cooking food, creating, and cooking meals unique to the restaurant. The primary objective of the role is to prepare uniform dishes and be responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. We are currently seeking a Chef (for a full-time position) which is critical to our ability to operate the business.
Job Description
Position: Chef
Location of work: 8475 Western Hwy, Ararat VIC 3377
Employment type: Permanent, Full time
Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 plus Guaranteed Superannuation
The main duties of the position include: ·
· Coordinate & participate in the cooking and preparation of all the food items present in the restaurant’s menu.
· Assist with planning tasks and building food menus in the restaurant.
· Planning menus, overseeing the kitchen staff, and ensuring that the food meets high-quality standards.
· Ensure that each dish is nutritious, and cost-effective and collaborate with a team of kitchen staff to deliver food that meets the highest quality standards.
· Taking stock of ingredients and equipment and placing orders to replenish stock.
· Coordinating kitchen staff and assisting them as required.
· Training staff to prepare and cook all the menu items.
· Setting up the kitchen with cooking utensils and equipment like knives, pans, and food scales.
· Slightly modify recipes to meet customer’s needs and requests.
· Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area.
· Ensuring impeccable presentation and garnishing.
· Make sure that other kitchen staff that work under him adhere to standards of cooking.
· Able to initiate new ideas in cooking methods to bring up fresh and attractive ideas that will generate more sales.
· Strictly adhere to the budget of the restaurant by ensuring that supplies are in line with the budget and supervising food and labour costs.
· Monitor and maintain stock levels to place orders for supplies when due.
· Monitor and oversee sanitation practices to ensure that regulations and standards of cleanliness are always being strictly adhered to by employees.
· Managing relationships with distributors and resolving any issues with vendors, promptly.
· Follow proper handling and the right temperature of all food products.
· Helps the executive chef research and test new food products in conjunction with maintaining all standard recipes.
· Trains associate with safety procedures and supervise their ability to follow loss prevention policies to prevent accidents and control costs.
· Balances nutritional value of menus and ensures the quality of the total service program.
· Interact with the guests to receive their feedback on food quality, service levels and presentation.
· Aware of control of substances hazardous to health and chemical safety.
· Review staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
· Ensuring that the food items are stocked properly in refrigerators and freezers.
· Conduct menu abstract analysis and engineering functions to improve profit and quality.
· Evaluate changes in guest needs, the guest mix, industry, and competitive trends.
· Make sure adequate numbers of kitchen staff are scheduled to handle each banquet properly.
· Possesses the ability to handle any menu ranging from breakfast buffets to corporate lunch meetings with sandwiches to formal dinners that are individually plated.
· Be able to express creativity through food selections, preparation, and presentation.
· Maintain healthy relationships with customers and colleagues.
· Supervising kitchen staff demonstrating techniques and advising on cooking procedures.
· Communicating any food preparation issues with management, Dietitians, kitchen and wait staff.
Qualifications required:
· At least Diploma in Hospitality or relevant work experience to substitute the qualification requirement.
· A minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience is required.
Key attributes/ Skills:
· Communication
· Leadership
· Interpersonal skills.
· Capable of delegating multiple tasks.
· Excellent record of kitchen management.
· Excellent time management skills.
· Perfection in sanitation and quality control.
· Knowledge of all safety standards.
Interested in the role? Apply for the role if you think you meet the criteria, and we’ll get in contact with you shortly. Only eligible candidates will be contacted.
Pay: $75,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
