Sous Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Bundaberg, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $90,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a chef ready to move from the line into kitchen leadership, this Sous Chef position is a clear step up the ladder. A high-volume country pub in regional Queensland is hiring on a permanent, full-time basis. The appointee runs the kitchen under the Head Chef and leads three Chefs de Partie and one Cook across lunch and dinner, seven days a week, with about 1,000 meals going out in a typical week.
The employer has said that 482 sponsorship, with a pathway to permanent residency, is available for the right candidate, which gives the role a longer-term dimension for a skilled professional planning a career abroad.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to the kitchen brigade and supervise its daily output
- Run kitchen operations through lunch and dinner service on all seven days
- Coordinate the flow of preparation, cooking and service
- Hold food quality and presentation to standard
- Control portions across the menu
- Plan prep lists, rotate stock, order supplies and limit wastage
- Maintain food safety and workplace safety standards
- Mentor, train and develop the kitchen team
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven experience as a Sous Chef, Assistant Kitchen Manager or senior kitchen supervisor
- Experience in a commercial pub kitchen
- Experience at an output of about 1,000 meals a week or more
- Strong leadership capability
- Knowledge of food costs, stock management and portion control
- The ability to own kitchen operations without constant supervision
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