Chef and Cook
Hospitality · Mackay, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
A busy Queensland hospitality business with a long track record has several permanent openings: Indian Curry Chefs/Cooks, Tandoori Chefs/Cooks and Indian Cuisine Sous Chefs. If Indian food is your craft, read on.
Every plate has to taste authentic and look right, and the kitchen has to keep its standards while orders pour in. Suitably qualified overseas applicants who meet Australian visa requirements can be sponsored.
Overseas applicants need an IELTS or equivalent PTE score here, so South Africans should book a test early.
Key Responsibilities
- Turn out authentic curries, tandoori items, sauces, breads, rice, entrees and desserts from the Indian kitchen
- Fire and care for traditional tandoori ovens where applicable
- Follow house recipes, portion sizes and plating standards, and keep an eye on prep and presentation so nothing slips
- Contribute to menu planning, keeping food and labour costs in view
- Hold stock at sensible levels and keep waste down
- Inspect ingredients for freshness and quality before cooking, and keep food in temperature-controlled storage
- Hold hygiene, cleanliness and workplace safety to a high standard
- Supervise, train and support junior cooks where required
- Respond professionally to food quality problems and customer comments
- Map out daily and weekly production with management
- Care for kitchen equipment and keep work areas clean and hygienic
- Plan your time well and stay efficient in a fast-moving commercial kitchen
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum three years cooking authentic Indian cuisine, in a role such as Indian Curry Chef, Tandoori Chef, Indian Cook or Sous Chef
- A Commercial Cookery or Hospitality qualification relevant to the position you apply for
- Deep knowledge of traditional Indian cooking methods and authentic recipes
- Quick and efficient in a high-volume, fast-paced kitchen
- Very well organised and a strong communicator
- Serious about food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety, and able to supervise and train junior kitchen staff where required
- Overseas applicants: a positive skills assessment is required
- Overseas applicants: an IELTS score of 5.5 or 6.0 in each module, or an equivalent PTE score, is required
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