Chef
Hospitality · Griffith, Wagga Wagga & Riverina NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Weddings, à la carte dinners, corporate functions and other events all come through this kitchen in Griffith, in the Riverina region of New South Wales. The business wants a Qualified Chef for its professional team, and the shifts are straight, with no split shifts.
It is looking for a career that shows real progression, from hands-on prep and service up to running a section with confidence and supporting the wider kitchen. Consistency, organisation and professional standards matter here.
If your trade papers come from South Africa, have your qualifications and references ready, because both will be verified.
Key Responsibilities
- Take charge of an allocated section from prep right through service
- Cook for à la carte menus and for events, including weddings, corporate and private functions
- Complete mise en place to match each day's production needs
- Keep food quality, presentation and portions consistent, working to recipes, prep standards and set procedures
- Adapt to changing service volumes and kitchen demands, and help keep busy services coordinated
- Meet food safety, hygiene and cleanliness requirements, with a tidy, organised station ready for service
- Check stock levels, rotate stock and label, store and handle ingredients correctly
- Cut food waste through careful prep and stock management
- Talk clearly with the chefs and kitchen staff, and pass on practical know-how to junior team members when needed
- Pick up extra kitchen duties that suit your experience
Requirements & Eligibility
- A Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, or a recognised equivalent qualification
- Relevant commercial kitchen experience at Demi Chef, Chef de Partie or Sous Chef level, showing clear progression in responsibility
- Can run a designated section on your own
- Experience in à la carte cooking and service, and in preparing food for functions and events
- Keeps standards consistent when service is under pressure
- Knows commercial food safety and hygiene practice
- Strong communicator and team player with a solid work ethic
- Turns up reliably and works professionally
- Available for weekend work as required
- Holds a current driver's licence
- Genuine qualifications and work history that can be verified, plus suitable evidence of past culinary experience
- Sponsorship is available to suitable candidates
Apply: jobs@mzansiabroad.co.za · WhatsApp