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Vacancy Listing Dates 13/06/2025 to 11/07/2025
Please Quote Reference Number 12232 |
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Salary: $76,000 - $80,000 plus super
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Join the team at The Fresh Collective
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Full-time Chef
Salary: Base Salary $76,000 - $80,000 plus Super based on experience
Location: Canberra, ACT
The Fresh Collective is renowned for delivering an exceptional catering experience for corporate functions, private parties, weddings, and special events. We deliver exceptional experiences and event catering across a portfolio of event venues, cafes, and restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane.
We are looking for passionate chefs to fit in one of our Canberra venue and who wants to be part of something special, keen to learn and move up the ranks. This position Supervises other kitchen employees in a Fresh Collective venue and is able to run a section or sections with minimal supervision.
About the Role
Quality of food offering:- Check deliveries, making sure what is ordered is received in an acceptable condition and at a safe temperature.
- Ensure all dishes served consistently reflects agreed standards of quality and presentation.
- Immediately inform sous chef or head Chef if any issues with achieving the above.
- All storage of items under control must be carried out in a hygienic and responsible manner.
Communication:- Ensure a good relationship between yourself and other staff members.
- Inform your supervisor of leave requirements by Wednesday at the latest for the following week.
- Communication with all sections during service, accurate calling times to ensure dishes go on the pass at the same time. Treat the staff under you with respect.
Consistency:- Overseeing preparation of work performed by staff under you, ensuring standards are met at all times.
- Ensuring that the standard recipe cards are followed at all time.
- Ensuring staff are not over preparing prior to start of service.
- Ensures portion size is consistent with approved recipes.
Speed of service:- Ensure food is served at agreed speed of service.
- Regularly communicates with sous chef or head chef, to ensure awareness and readiness of expected level of business.
- Motivate staff under you to work quickly in an efficient manner, sending the meals quickly without sacrificing the consistency and quality.
- Monitor your prep time as well as timing during service.
- Ensure set up is commenced minimum 15 min before service time unless it is quiet.
Food Safety / Hygiene level:- Overseeing that the kitchen, storage areas and cool rooms are kept clean and tidy at all times.
- Check the cleanliness of kitchen, storage areas & fridges at the end of each night, always trying to improve on the present level of cleanliness.
- At down times ensure you are cleaning or preparing if needed.
- Ensures cleaning of all areas takes place according to agreed schedule.
- Ensuring all cleaning products are labelled correctly and that staff are trained on which chemicals to use where.
- Ensures awareness of WHS issues of all staff under supervision.
- Attends monthly WHS Tool Box meetings with all staff.
About you:- Relevant Qualification in Commercial Cookery, Diploma or above is preferred.
- At least 2 years of experience as a Chef
- Passionate about producing quality dishes.
- Driven to achieve the highest standards in an efficient manner.
- Strong time management and planning skills.
- Able to effectively manage and motivate a team of chefs.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to follow standard recipes.
- Valid working rights full-time in Australia.
Apply now through our online application form.
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