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Key points
- Oversee kitchen operations and manage a large team of chefs and kitchen staff.
- Plan menus for daily meals, functions, and events while ensuring high-quality dining experiences.
- Monitor food costs, conduct stock takes, and promote kitchen hygiene and food safety practices.
The role:
Cater Care Australia is seeking a dedicated and organised Head Chef to oversee our kitchen operations in Ballarat.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional who thrives in a well-structured kitchen environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality dining experiences across functions, dinners, and events.
The successful candidate will possess strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to lead and inspire a large team.
Street parking is available, and the site is easily accessible by public transport.
Roster: Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 6:00 pm
What we offer:
- Uniform and training provided
- Access to EAP services with Acacia Connection
- Great range of staff benefits including discounts for 450+ retailers nationwide for you and your family!
- Support around further training, licensing and accreditations
- Structured leadership development plan for those wishing to progress their career to the next stage.
What this role involves:
- Menu planning for students daily meals, functions, conferences & school/sporting camps
- Cooking a variety of nutritious home style & gourmet meals
- Conducting stock takes, ordering stock & monitoring food costs
- Monitoring & promoting kitchen hygiene and Food Safety Practices
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Cater Care is a catering and facilities services provider which is 100% Australian owned and operated, a fact that positively sets us apart from many of our competitors. At Cater Care, we create a home away from home for thousands of people from all walks of life. In a home it’s the little things that count, and they’re the things we take care of. Since establishment in 1999, Cater Care has enjoyed substantial growth based on its growing reputation to become a recognised and highly respected service provider throughout Australia. Cater Care is committed to being Australia’s leading food service provider by achieving continual improvement through cutting-edge services within our market sectors; education, business and industry, aged and residential care, defence and remote services.
Cater Care supports the following values and diversity groups:
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