Chef
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Melbourne's high-end dining scene has a vacancy for a Senior Chef ready to shift from purely cooking to leading: guiding a team, setting the standard and helping steer a professional kitchen. Experience in Michelin-starred or comparable international fine-dining kitchens carries real weight, together with your qualifications and career history.
Only chefs already working in Australia on a valid visa can apply, and anyone considered for employer sponsorship needs to satisfy the applicable requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Guide the kitchen brigade through prep and service
- Train and develop junior chefs and commis chefs, modelling a disciplined, respectful approach
- Hold food quality, presentation and consistency at an exceptional level
- Support the Head Chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen
- Help plan menus, develop recipes and come up with new dishes
- Supervise preparation and cooking all through service, making sure everyone follows kitchen procedures
- Manage ordering, stock levels and rotation, and support food costing and resource planning
- Maintain accurate operational and compliance records
- Enforce food safety, hygiene and workplace health standards, and liaise with front-of-house during service
- Look for ways to raise kitchen efficiency and culinary standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- A minimum of 5–7 years in professional kitchens
- A minimum of 2–3 years at senior chef, sous chef or supervisory level
- A fine dining, Michelin-starred or equivalent high-end culinary background
- A career path showing growing professional responsibility
- Solid cooking technique, including contemporary methods
- A track record of leading and developing teams, able to train, mentor and motivate kitchen staff
- Good understanding of kitchen compliance, food safety and hygiene
- Excellent organisation and communication skills
- Keeps composure and standards high in demanding services
- Practical experience with inventory management, stock control and kitchen costing
- Awareness of current food trends and sustainable kitchen practice
- A relevant culinary qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent professional training is preferred
- Committed to quality, consistency and continuous improvement
- Currently working in Australia on a valid visa, and able to give suitable evidence of professional experience and qualifications
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