Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Bendigo, VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $75,000 - $85,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a chef aiming to move from line work into leadership, this Chef role at a hotel venue in regional northern Victoria offers real career progression. The closest main city is Bendigo, VIC.
Reporting to the Venue Manager, you would direct every culinary team and shape the food offer with progressive ideas drawn from a range of cuisines. Prior exposure to volume kitchens and functions is regarded as an advantage. Sponsorship is available, which can support a long-term pathway in Australia.
Position your career clearly on paper: an English CV that sets out your Cookery qualification, your progression through high-volume venues and your cost control record. Draft your CV with Build AI CV to present that growth well.
Key Responsibilities
- Menu development and food costings
- Food production and food standards
- Labour management, including labour costing
- Upholding executive management standards
- Achieving agreed kitchen KPIs
- Recruitment support, induction and training for kitchen staff
- Effective communication with management and staff
- Hygiene, cleanliness and workplace safety
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar high-volume venue
- Cert III or Cert IV in Cookery
- A high degree of professionalism
- Strong kitchen operations knowledge with emphasis on food quality and presentation
- Sound financial capability in managing kitchen costs
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership and the ability to manage a multi-faceted kitchen
- Hands-on leadership that coaches and motivates the team, with an energetic and enthusiastic approach
- Proven problem-solving capability and the ability to build and contribute to a team environment across the whole venue
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