Chef

Miia Mexiico

• Plan and develop menus in consultation with management, considering customer demand, seasonal availability, and operational requirements.
• Estimate food requirements, ingredient costs, and labour costs, and help control kitchen expenditure.
• Order food, ingredients and other kitchen supplies and maintain appropriate stock levels.
• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes in accordance with established recipes, menus and quality standards.
• Monitor dish quality throughout preparation, cooking, and presentation to ensure consistent standards.
• Inspect ingredients and food products for freshness, quality and suitability before use.
• Discuss food preparation and service matters with restaurant managers, kitchen staff and front-of-house employees.
• Demonstrate appropriate cooking techniques and guide cooks, kitchen hands, and other kitchen employees on food preparation and cooking procedures.
• Coordinate food preparation to ensure meals are prepared and presented efficiently during service periods.
• Ensure appropriate portioning, presentation and plating of meals before service.
• Maintain appropriate standards for storing, handling, freezing, and preserving food products.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene, sanitation, workplace health and safety requirements throughout the kitchen.
• Explain and enforce hygiene and food-safety procedures among kitchen employees.
• Assist in selecting, supervising and training kitchen staff where required.
• Monitor kitchen equipment and work areas to ensure they are clean, safe, and operational.
• Assist with managing food wastage, stock rotation and inventory control.
• Prepare meals according to customer requirements, including special dietary requirements where applicable.

Benefits

• Maternity leave

Task & responsibilities

• Prepare and cook Mexican dishes, including tacos, tortillas, slow-cooked meats, beef dishes, salsas and accompaniments.
• Plan menus and help develop new dishes in consultation with management.
• Monitor food quality, portioning and presentation throughout preparation and service.
• Estimate food requirements and costs and order ingredients and kitchen supplies.
• Check ingredient freshness and quality, and maintain appropriate stock rotation.
• Coordinate kitchen operations and food preparation during busy service periods.
• Maintain consistent recipes, flavours and presentation standards.
• Train and supervise cooks and other kitchen staff where required.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, storage and sanitation requirements.
• Minimise food waste and help control kitchen costs.
• Cater for special dietary requirements and customer requests where appropriate.
• Maintain a clean, safe and efficiently organised kitchen.

Qualification & experience

Certificate III & IV in cookery or hospitality

Experience: Kitchen: 3 years (Required)

Experience in Mexican Restaurants is preferred.

Full working rights are essential

About Company

MiiA MEXiiCO, located at Bentleigh, 3204, Melbourne, Victoria, operates as a full-service Mexican restaurant and bar specialising in authentic Mexican-inspired cuisine. The restaurant's menu focuses particularly on slow-cooked meats, freshly prepared tortillas, tacos, beef dishes, salsas and other Mexican-style meals.

The establishment is committed to providing customers with high-quality meals and professional service in a comfortable and welcoming dining environment. Dishes are prepared using carefully selected, quality ingredients, with an emphasis on freshness, consistency, flavour and presentation.

To support the restaurant's ongoing operations, MiiA MEXiiCO is seeking an experienced and suitably qualified Chef to join its kitchen team and contribute to the restaurant's culinary standards and continued development.

Salary: $75000-82000

Job Publish: 23-09-2026

Job Expire: 23-10-2026

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