Sous Chef

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Sous Chef. Terms and conditions vacancy

Spotless is a great Australian success story.

With a staff force of 33,000, we provide integrated facility management services that create added efficiencies for businesses everywhere. You'll find us in diverse locations from airline lounges and major sporting venues, to city offices and army barracks.  We have a strong presence all around Australia and New Zealand and we are proud of our people and our achievements.

If you are looking to make a positive career move, Spotless is a great choice for you.

The Role

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and passionate Sous Chef, Your mission in this role is to work with our highly skilled culinary team to consistently wow our guests with high quality, well presented, flavorsome food.

This is a full time role, based in Middlemount on a 14:7 roster

You will be responsible for:

• Oversee and supervise the preparation of all meals within the Village kitchens
• Production of breakfast, dinner, crib lunches, function catering, theme meals and other catering as is required to fulfil the contract specifications and meet client expectations
• Ensure a high standard of hot and cold food menu items are produced to meet the daily meal service requirements of the village residents
• Responsible for safe food handling, sanitation and cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas
• Conducting food stock take and other audit procedures as required
• Coordinate, with the Head Chef, the rosters of the direct staff reports within the kitchen and supervise all staff activity within the kitchen
• Responsible for supervising budget expenditure within the kitchen
• Ordering food and consumables related to meals
• Reporting to the Head Chef on any issues likely to impact on service delivery or budget expenditure
• Ensuring that all food items are appropriately displayed to customers.
• Plans and develops recipes and menus.
• Monitors sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
• Provides a fast, yet efficient, catering service and is responsive to the demands and needs of our customers.
• Perform all duties in a professional, courteous and friendly manner
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 Skills and Experience

• Commercial Cooking certificate or higher
• You will ideally possess the skills and experience in both bulk cookery and 4/5 star hotel and banquet style
• You will need to be computer literate, experienced with performance management and have strong delegation and customer service skills in order to fulfil your role as Sous Chef.
• With our focus on service and quality you must be proactive, flexible and fast while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and be quality
• This business is a diverse operation so you must be able to perform efficiently, working well under pressure and controlling multiple sections in the kitchen
• Highly motivated by the satisfaction of producing great tasting, well presented food resulting in consistent high level customer service
• The highest standards of food and occupational safety and hygiene and hold relevant Food Hygiene and Food Safe Handling Certificates
• A current driver's license
• Spotless is working to foster a culture focused on customer service, quality, safety and being a great place to work, with team members who are Skilled, Dynamic, Engaging, Friendly and Confident.

Benefits and Culture

• Supportive and inclusive culture

• A professional and safe working environment
• Good employee benefits and entitlements

  If you are passionate about food, have had previous experience in a similar role and would like to be part of an exciting team, apply now!

  Please note: As a pre-requisite for these roles candidates will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and drug screen as well as a National Police Clearance.

  Spotless is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages indigenous Australians to apply.