Sous Chef and Head Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Wollongong, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Pizza, pasta and a team that looks to you for direction. A hospitality venue in Wollongong is hiring for its Sous Chef and Head Chef positions, and Italian cooking is high on its wish list.
Whichever level you come in at, you would lead the kitchen through service, set the standard for every plate and coach the chefs and cooks around you. Expect to write and improve menus and specials, track portions, food costs and waste, and look after ordering, stock rotation and rosters. You would support management with planning and work closely with front-of-house so busy nights stay smooth.
Visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
Your CV should list the kitchens you have led, your Italian dishes and the pizza or pasta work you have done, plus any culinary qualification. You can write a Wollongong Italian kitchen chef CV with Build AI CV and make your leadership roles stand out.
Key Responsibilities
- Run the kitchen and keep service flowing smoothly
- Set the bar for food quality, presentation and consistency
- Coach, motivate and grow the chefs, cooks and junior staff
- Organise preparation and service across every station, and step in hands-on when it gets busy
- Write and refine menus, recipes, specials and seasonal dishes
- Watch portions, food costs, waste and the kitchen's profitability
- Manage purchasing, stock rotation, inventory and suppliers
- Help with kitchen rosters, scheduling and labour planning
- Keep food safety, hygiene and workplace practice strong, and keep the kitchen clean and well organised
- Train staff in prep methods, recipes and kitchen standards, and look for ways to improve workflow
- Support management with kitchen planning and decisions, working alongside front-of-house
- Take charge of service when needed and build a respectful, performance-focused team
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven experience in a Head Chef, Sous Chef or senior culinary position
- A record of leading and developing a kitchen team
- Real commitment to food quality and consistency
- Confident in a fast-paced professional kitchen
- Good grasp of food costs, stock control and wastage management
- Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene
- Communicates well and leads a team effectively; organised, dependable and professional
- Flexible to work weekends and rotating rosters
- Italian cuisine experience strongly regarded
- Pizza and pasta preparation experience highly regarded
- Relevant culinary qualifications or equivalent industry experience advantageous
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