At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the kitchen team and ensure top-notch food quality and safety standards.
- Company: Guzman y Gomez, Australia's clean fast-food pioneer celebrating Mexican culture.
- Benefits: Career growth opportunities, quarterly bonuses, culinary training, and new product trials.
- Other info: Supportive environment with a focus on teamwork and personal development.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and reinvent fast-food with fresh, local ingredients.
- Qualifications: Experience in a busy kitchen, leadership skills, and a Certificate in commercial cookery.
The predicted salary is between 19.8 - 24.2 $ per hour.
At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We’re Australia’s only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food. We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.
As the Head Cook, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all kitchen quality standards are always complied with. You will be supporting recruitment, training, and development of all kitchen crew, supporting the Restaurant Manager with P&L results which includes COGS, Labor, Operating Expenses and ensuring all food safety and WH&S policies and procedures are adhered to.
We appreciate experience comes in many shapes and sizes, what we mean specifically is:
- Experience in a kitchen / cooking role within a busy hospitality environment
- Experience leading and developing a team
- Certificate in commercial cookery or equivalent experience
- Good understanding of food safety concerns
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people and always have each other’s backs. Whether you’re working in restaurant, at our Hola Central head office or as one of our partners, we are so passionate about living our values every single day.
These are just some of the benefits that come with working at GYG:
- Career growth – Australia and internationally
- Quarterly bonus scheme
- Pathway to Restaurant Manager or Franchisee
- New product trials and launches
- Culinary training
Ready to join the family? Apply now to start the conversation.
Head Cook employer: Guzman y Gomez
At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, we pride ourselves on our vibrant company culture and commitment to employee growth, making us an exceptional employer in the fast-food industry. As an Assistant Restaurant Manager, you'll enjoy opportunities for career advancement both locally and internationally, alongside a supportive team that values your contributions. With benefits like a quarterly bonus scheme and the chance to become a franchisee, working with us means being part of a family that celebrates Mexican culture and prioritises clean, quality food.
