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Chef

Labour Support Group

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The Client

Pizza Industri is a popular contemporary Italian inspired restaurant serving fresh stone based pizza, pasta in Point Cook in VIC. They are now looking for a Chef to join their kitchen team.





The Role

You will have the opportunity to work at an established business which will develop you professionally and to allow you to hone your skills and techniques even further. You will also have opportunities to progress in the business and play an important role in the continued success of the restaurant.

This is a full time role with an annual salary set at $75,000 plus superannuation, and is based in Point Cook in VIC.





Responsibilities

Costing menu items including costing of food and labour costs

Plan, collect, estimate food and commodities for menus

Skills in a wide range of cookery methods to produce a range of menu items

Plan and sequence the timing of food and preparation of tasks

Evaluate food products to ensure quality standards are consistently attained

Being responsible for examining, tasting and improving all food prepared to ensure quality

Following guidelines and regulating quantities of all herbs and spices and cooking times to ensure consistency in all Authentic recipes

Considering instructions related to preparing orders to meet special dietary requirements

Work to resolving kitchen related issues, listen to feedbacks and seek solutions in conjunction with fellow staff

Help enforcing general cleanliness and maintenance of the Kitchen area.

Working closely with the kitchen staff, the head chef and the restaurant attendants in crafting newer, unique food items and finalising its parameters

Whilst cooking, ensure proper and adequate seasoning of all food that is served in the restaurant.

Knowledge of supplies, equipment and services, ordering and inventory control.

May select and train kitchen staff.

Leading the kitchen team

Advise and demonstrate on portioning of ingredients and food, placing it on plates, dressing and garnishes

Ensure all inventory and the general keeping of the Cold Room and also advise accordingly on storing food in temperature-controlled facilities





Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must have:

Relevant Certificate 3 or 4 qualifications in commercial cookery

Minimum 2 years of experience as a Chef

Must have at least 2 years of experience in cooking over open fire pizza oven

At least 2 years of preparing pizza dough and pasta sauces from scratch

At least 2 years of menu planning experience

At least 2 years’ experience in dietary and nutritional planning

Must know how to create new recipes and design menu according to budget

Must know how to work with dietary requirements such as vegan, and gluten free food preparation techniques

Must be able to work with variety of proteins including beef, pork, seafood

Experience in adherence to recipe & portion control, as well as ordering and stock control

Ability to follow instruction & take direction

Excellent time management and attention to detail

Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team

Be available to work on weekends to deal with many customers

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