Chef Manager
Hospitality · Rooty Hill, Sydney NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
The roster runs Sunday to Thursday, and the people you cook for are aged-care residents in Rooty Hill, Sydney. This permanent full-time Chef Manager position sits within a professional aged-care catering team in NSW, with a supportive workplace and the prospect of a stable, long-term career.
Your culinary skills go into quality, nutritious meals, including texture-modified dishes. If you have cooked South American cuisine, the employer would particularly welcome it. Keep your cooking qualifications and kitchen references close at hand when you apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook nutritious meals for residents, keeping quality and presentation consistent
- Adjust meals to suit each resident's dietary and texture needs, following IDDSI requirements for modified meals
- Uphold food safety and hygiene standards
- Stay efficient when the kitchen gets busy
- Work in coordination with the kitchen team and care staff
- Help prepare and plan menus
- Keep an eye on stock and support ordering
- Keep food costs under control and cut unnecessary waste
- Bring variety through culturally appropriate meal choices
Requirements & Eligibility
- Experience as a commercial Chef, backed by relevant cooking qualifications
- A strong interest in preparing quality food
- South American cuisine experience preferred; knowledge of Brazilian, Peruvian, Colombian, Argentinian or Chilean cuisine is advantageous
- Experience producing food in high volumes
- Understanding of dietary requirements
- Strong food safety and hygiene habits
- Good teamwork and communication abilities
- Aged-care experience is desirable
- IDDSI experience is also desirable
- Australian working rights or eligibility for sponsorship
- Sponsorship is available for the successful applicant
Apply: jobs@mzansiabroad.co.za · WhatsApp