Sous Chef | FIFO | 21 | Weipa Amrun
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Whats the role
Are you passionate about food and are looking for a job opportunity with a lifestyle roster that gives you work-life balance At Sodexo were expanding our team and seeking service-driven individuals to join us asHead Chefs. This is your chance to work with a global food and facilities management company while enjoying the benefits of a14 days on 7 days off rosterFIFO from Brisbane.
What youll do:
Your role goes beyond the kitchenyoure a vital part of resident wellbeing. Key responsibilities include:
Building a strong team: taking a hands-on role growing an existing 500-600pax camp through a constant expansion over the next 18 months to 1500pax.
Kitchen and staff management:Lead and supervise a multicultural kitchen team growing to around 55 team members across three swings including chefs kitchen hands and utilities. This includes rostering delegation training performance management/ development of staff to build you and your team into the next generation of leaders for our business.
Meal production:Oversee the preparation and presentation of large-scale industrial volume food production for 700-1500 residents typically covering breakfast packed crib lunches and dinner.
Financial and inventory control:Maintaining strict oversight of kitchen inventory and stock levels through concise ordering and stock rotation whilst proactively managing waste to ensure cost-effective operations and minimising environmental impacts.
Quality and safety assurance:Maintain the highest standards of food quality presentation and safety. Engage with team members to follow strict hygiene practices and adhere to (HACCP) standards.
Compliance:Ensure all catering team members adhere to agreed scope of works follow company policies and relevant Work Health and Safety (WHS) and food safety regulations.
Qualifications :
Qualifications and Experience
If youre an enthusiastic customer-focused professional with a flair for operational excellence of a high performing kitchen team wed love to hear from you. To qualify youll need:
To have: Australian Citizenship Permanent Residency or full Australian working rights.
Education: Trade Certificate or Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (at a minimum)
Experience:Proven experience as a head chef including experience in high-volume mass-catering environments like remote camps mining sites catering or hotels.
Leadership and management:Strong leadership communication and organizational skills to effectively manage a large kitchen team including both front and back of house operations in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.
Technical skills:Proficiency in all aspects of kitchen operations including in depth understanding and hands on experience of HACCP guidelines cost control inventory management and bulk cooking techniques.
Resilience and adaptability:The ability to work long hours on flexible rotating rosters (e.g. 2 weeks on 1 week off) in a remote tropical and potentially isolated location.
Growth potential: A passion for driving high-quality culinary experiences in remote locations across Tropical North Queensland with uncapped growth potential for senior management roles within a global company.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Kitchen Management Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Catering
- Cooking
- Cost Control
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
About Company
Above 200 employees
Sodexo in Australia employs a diverse workforce of over 4,000 employees. We deliver a unique array of over 100 integrated services lines including cleaning, catering, facilities management, aerodrome services, concierge, security, asset and building maintenance and hospitality service ... View more
