Cook
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Hospitality · Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $79,371.5 - $80,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a cook planning the next stage of a hospitality career, this full-time Cook role in Melbourne, Victoria, means working across a restored seaside precinct that includes several restaurants and bars, a beer garden and function and event spaces.
The position is built around consistent execution. You prepare and cook food to high standards under the guidance of senior chefs, help deliver an excellent guest experience in a fast-moving kitchen, and contribute to budgets and menu development within your speciality. That last point is where ambitious cooks can show real depth. Rostering rotates and includes weekends and public holidays.
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Key Responsibilities
- Execute food preparation to high standards under senior chef guidance
- Deliver cooking of the same quality, in line with senior chef direction
- Contribute to an excellent guest experience in a fast-moving kitchen
- Apply your expertise to budgets and the development of menus
- Work a rotating roster across weekends and public holidays
Requirements & Eligibility
- A trade qualification with no less than 12 months of relevant experience, or at least 3 years of relevant experience where you are not trade qualified
- Track record with budgets and menu development in your area of expertise
- Capacity to follow direction and sustain high standards
- Commitment to fast-paced hospitality and a genuine passion for food
- A growth mindset: willing to learn, develop and progress professionally
- Strong collaboration and communication, a guest-first approach, pride in your craft, and availability for a rotating roster covering weekends and public holidays
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