Head Chef
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Brisbane, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $110,000 - $120,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
A new smokehouse in Brisbane needs a Head Chef, and for a cook in Dar es Salaam or anywhere else the first thing to read is the condition attached. Visa sponsorship is available for the right chef who is already in Australia and based in Brisbane, subject to eligibility.
The employer is a barbecue and burger group opening its first venue there, seating about 140 guests with a courtyard. Every piece of meat is smoked on site, so the chef works both the line and the pit. Training begins in December and the doors open in mid-January.
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Key Responsibilities
- Commission the kitchen and hire the opening brigade
- Run the smoke programme and its cook schedule
- Manage the pass so every plate reaches the group's standard
- Order stock, limit wastage and write rosters that keep food cost and labour on target
- Keep food safety and WHS compliance tight, and work with the venue manager
Requirements & Eligibility
- Has led a high-volume casual-dining kitchen with many moving parts, as head chef or as the senior sous chef who ran the day-to-day
- Checks food cost and labour weekly, trains and motivates a brigade and stays calm under pressure
- Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery, or equivalent
- Current Food Safety Supervisor certificate, or one in hand before opening
- Smokehouse or low-and-slow experience is a big advantage
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