Chef – Indo-Chinese Cuisine Specialist – Fixed Term
Job Type: Temporary position | Full time position
Job Description
We need an experienced specialist chef for a 12-week fixed-term contract to set up our Indo-Chinese section and train our new kitchen team for the opening. You will:
- Set up the Indo-Chinese station, including high-flame wok burners and sauce stations
- Prepare vegetarian Indo-Chinese dishes in high volume, including manchurian, chilli paneer, hakka noodles, fried rice, spring rolls and soups
- Prepare sauce bases and gravies (manchurian, schezwan, hot garlic) and manage batter and marination for fried items
- Calibrate recipes to Australian ingredients and write recipe cards and portion specifications
- Train and assess our local cooks through demonstration and supervised practice
- Maintain food safety and hygiene standards
You will need
- At least 2 years' experience as a chef specialising in Indian-style Indo-Chinese cuisine in a high-volume commercial kitchen
- Strong high-heat wok technique and sauce consistency at volume
- Experience training other cooks
- Cert III or IV in Commercial Cookery, a hospitality degree, or equivalent experience
- Experience with a large Indian restaurant brand's standardised recipes is highly regarded
- Full Australian work rights for the contract period
- Availability to work early and late shifts, including weekends and public holidays
What we offer
- $41.00 per hour plus 12% superannuation
- Saturday, Sunday, public holiday and overtime penalty rates under the Restaurant Industry Award 2020
- 37.5 hours per week, 5 shifts
- Staff meal on every shift
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