Chef-Full-time Sous Chef-Full-time position vacant at our Café / Restaurant, The trustee for CV Trust T/A Groundhog Social at Manly, Qld 4719, ABN: 96 677 882 695. Minimum 38 hours a week. Job Description: • Cooking food by a range of methods. Preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of menu items. Leading the kitchen team in the execution of both the daily brunch and lunch services, ensuring seamless transitions and consistent quality across all menu items. Supervise and coordinate activities of all kitchen staff engaged in food preparation. • Directing the artistic plating and decorative food displays for high-stakes events to maintain the cafe's premium beachfront reputation. Lead the design and testing of multi-course prix fixe menus for special evening events, ensuring seasonal relevance and creative presentation. • Ensure the workstation is always kept clean and hygienic. • Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as fresh produce and ingredients. • Develop and introduce special weekly menus or signature dishes. Designing and executing bespoke multi-course menus for exclusive events such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and private birthday celebrations. • Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards. • Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that the standards and regulations. • Order or requisition food and other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation. • Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff and advice on cooking procedures. • Preparing food with knowledge of nutritional values of commodities and the effects of cooking on nutritional value of food. • Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met. • Check the quantity and quality of received products to be used in food preparation. • Proper handling of electrical equipment used like microwave, oven, food processor, refrigerator, freezer etc. • Maintaining occupation health safety procedures etc. • Following procedures in relation to food handling, personal and general hygiene, and typical hygiene control in the hospitality industry. Applicant must have: Completed Cert IV in Commercial Cookery and Diploma in Hospitality Management and at least 3 years of full-time work experience in a similar position. Annual Salary (depending on experience/skills) between $75,000 - $78,000 plus superannuation. Please send applications or queries to: Varun Khanna Email: groundhogsocialmanly@gmail.com Only Successful candidates will be contacted.
