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Chef

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Hospitality · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored

Contemporary Italian techniques and quality Australian produce shape this Sydney Chef vacancy. The established hospitality group needs cooks who can manage a section, prepare consistent dishes and work alongside experienced culinary leaders.

You will use seafood, premium meats, fresh pasta and seasonal ingredients, contribute to menu work and guide junior colleagues. Selection requires genuine employment history, supported qualifications and demonstrable kitchen capability. Suitable candidates may be considered for employer sponsorship, with interest in a long-term culinary career valued.

Describe Italian dishes, pasta or seafood work and your cookery credentials in an English CV. Prepare your Sydney contemporary Italian cooking history with Build AI CV.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own preparation and dish delivery within an allocated section
  • Cook Italian dishes with seafood, premium meats, fresh pasta and seasonal produce
  • Maintain accurate portions, quality and presentation
  • Complete efficient mise en place
  • Assist senior chefs with menus, tastings and seasonal changes
  • Monitor quality throughout preparation and busy service
  • Coach junior cooks
  • Follow hygiene and food safety and maintain a clean kitchen; Communicate with the brigade and develop technical knowledge within respectful organised teamwork

Requirements & Eligibility

  • A relevant commercial cookery or hospitality qualification, preferably Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
  • Approximately 1–3 years of genuine commercial kitchen experience
  • Practical Italian cuisine preparation
  • Evidence supporting qualifications and employment
  • Strong English communication
  • Knowledge of professional kitchen procedures
  • Capacity to manage an allocated section
  • Organisation, time management and detail with effective work under pressure
  • Professionalism, reliability and team communication
  • Interest in a long-term cooking career; Fine dining or hatted restaurant experience, fresh pasta, seafood, premium meat and seasonal produce skills are Highly regarded

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