At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist in kitchen production and maintain high food quality standards.
- Company: Join Meatsmith, a renowned butcher and wine merchant with a focus on premium ingredients.
- Benefits: Enjoy staff discounts, flexible shifts, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Work in a vibrant kitchen environment alongside industry leaders.
- Why this job: Bring your culinary creativity to a supportive team that values innovation and tradition.
- Qualifications: Experience in cooking and large-scale production; food handling certificate is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 19.8 - 24.2 $ per hour.
Meatsmith Specialty Butcher and Wine Merchant is looking for a talented and experienced Casual Chef to join our Fitzroy Production Kitchen team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate culinary professional to work in a high-quality butcher, food and wine-focused environment, where premium ingredients and expert craftsmanship take centre stage.
As a Casual Production Chef, you will play a key role in supporting our Production team, maintaining exceptional food quality, and deliver outstanding products that showcase our commitment to excellence.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cooking, an understanding of large scale production, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, detail-oriented setting.
If you have a love for charcuterie, condiments, and making pies and savoury pastry goods, we invite you to become part of our dedicated team.
This is your chance to bring creativity, skill, and leadership to a kitchen that values tradition, innovation, and top-tier hospitality.
- What you'll Bring
- Assist in Kitchen production to deliver consistent, high-quality products
- Date rotation and stock management
- Enforcing all aspects of safe food handling requirements during packing and dispatch (current food handlers certificate is a plus)
- Receiving stock from internal and external suppliers
- Maintaining high cleaning standards of the department
- We Offer
- A generous staff discount across all Trader House venues
- Work in a friendly, close-knit kitchen where every team member is valued. We believe in strong teamwork and mutual support
- Work/life balance– Flexible roster. Public Holidays off. AM / PM Shifts available
- Internal and external training and career growth
- Management training & development
- A creative, focused, and energetic work environment
- Working alongside respected industry leaders
- Exposure to the best produce available
- Potential for Full-time postion
Trader House is a collective of restaurants, bars, and specialty retail stores by Melbourne-based chef, cookbook author and columnist Andrew Mc Connell and photographer Jo Mc Gann.
Operating in Melbourne are Gimlet, Apollo Inn, Cutler, Supernormal, Cumulus Inc., Marion, Builders Arms Hotel, Meatsmith Heritage Butcher and Morning Market.
In 2024, Trader House opened Supernormal and Bar Miette in Brisbane.
A new restaurant, Côte Basque, will open in Melbourne in the winter of 2026.
Casual Chef in Melbourne employer: Meatsmith
At Meatsmith, we pride ourselves on being more than just a butcher; we are a community of passionate individuals dedicated to the art of butchery and exceptional customer service. With opportunities for career advancement across our four vibrant Melbourne locations, you will be immersed in a culture that values knowledge sharing, mentorship, and collaboration. Join us to expand your culinary expertise while enjoying great wages and a supportive work environment in one of Melbourne's premier food precincts.
