Chef – Indo-Chinese Cuisine Specialist – Fixed Term

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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