Chef

Our client, Smokin Joe's Pizza & Grill, located at Point Cook, Victoria, offers a diverse selection of quality, fresh restaurant-style food, made fresh to order. Its menu features traditional and gourmet pizzas, pasta, risotto, grilled meats, chicken, signature parmas, salads, sides and desserts, providing customers with a broad range of freshly prepared food options. Smokin Joe's Pizza & Grill – Point Cook is currently seeking an experienced full-time Chef to join its kitchen team. The position offers an annual salary of $75,000 to $85,000 plus superannuation, depending on skills and experience. Key Responsibilities include: • Planning menus and menu offerings, calculating food and labour costs, and arranging the purchase of food supplies and ingredients. • Checking the quality of dishes throughout preparation, cooking and presentation to maintain established food and service standards. • Discussing food preparation, kitchen operations and service-related matters with management, kitchen staff and waiting staff. • Demonstrating cooking techniques and providing guidance on appropriate preparation and cooking procedures across pizza, pasta, risotto, grill and other menu offerings. • Preparing and cooking a variety of dishes, including traditional and gourmet pizzas, pasta, risotto, grilled meats, chicken and signature parmas, according to established recipe and presentation standards. • Maintaining hygiene, food safety and sanitation requirements throughout food preparation, cooking, storage and kitchen operations. • Assisting with the selection, training and supervision of kitchen staff where required. • Freezing, storing and preserving food, sauces, prepared ingredients and other kitchen supplies in accordance with food safety requirements. • Monitoring ingredient quality, stock rotation and portion consistency to maintain food quality and minimise wastage. • Coordinating food preparation and kitchen activities during service to ensure orders are prepared efficiently, consistently and in line with service requirements. Qualifications: • Must hold Certificate III and Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery, along with a Diploma of Hospitality Management. • Should have at least one (1) year of experience as a professional Chef in Australia. Note: Australian citizens and permanent residents are preferred.