La Porchetta Bendigois a fine Italian restaurant located at Condon St, Bendigo VIC 3550 serving authentic Italian Cuisine. We aim to convey our passion for quality Italian cuisine while maintaining service quality at the highest possible level.
Position
We are seeking a highly professional, motivated and enthusiastic individual with relevant qualifications and work experience to come and join our team as the Full-time Chef.
Job Duties
* Supervising and monitoring food preparation at all stages of cooking to ensure dish quality.
* Managing operations of the kitchen.
* Inspecting raw ingredients to check for spoilage and assess usability.
* Maintaining skills and knowledge relevant to job duties and preparing items on restaurant menu.
* Plan, collect, estimating food and commodities for menus.
* Prioritize menus, recipes and task sheets.
* Managing budgeting and cost controls by estimating labour and food costs.
* Provide great leadership, guidance and training to kitchen staff including cooks, wait staff, kitchen hands, etc.
* Utilizing kitchen utensils, appliances, and cookware to prepare ingredients and meals.
* Preparation of raw ingredients including meat and vegetables through use of varied cutting and marinating techniques.
* Monitoring and regulating heat and cold sources such as ovens, stoves, fridges, freezers, grills, and other equipment to ensure food quality.
* Maintain product, service and market knowledge.
* Take pride in food presentation while always ensuring top quality of food.
* Taking feedback from regular and new patrons about food taste, expectations and further improvements, etc.
* Working with management about improvement of efficiency, quality and productivity of food.
* Guiding kitchen staff with cooking procedures and on recipes to fit special dietary requirements (e.g., vegetarian, vegan, cultural requirement, etc.)
* Managing storage, food preservation to reduce wastage.
* Serving and portioning foods and adding garnishes and other ingredients as necessary to ensure dishes are well presented.
* Preparing and flavouring sauces and gravies with condiments, herbs, spices, and other ingredients as required by the recipe.
* Following safety and hygiene regulations and procedures around food handling, storage, preparation.
* Ensuring the cleanliness of work stations and kitchen area and abiding by occupational health and safety procedures.
* Providing input to menu changes with consideration of availability of seasonal produce.
* Communication with other members of staff including waiters, management, and other kitchen staff in relation to issues relevant to the kitchen.
* Estimating stock requirements and ordering stock to ensure kitchen is fully stocked for service.
* Demonstrate a high standard of personal hygiene.
Qualifications/Experience
* Minimum Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or above in relevant field.
* Minimum 3 years work experience at the level of chef.
* Proven ability to work in an amazing team with comradery while maintaining passion for quality food and service.
* Capable to adapt to challenges while remaining calm in a busy kitchen.
Remuneration
Successful candidate will be paid the salary of $75,000 to $80,000 plus superannuation based on skills and experience.
If you have relevant qualification and experience, please email your resume to, or contact us on or click apply.