Cook

Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Job Description

The Inn is settled in the ancient township of St Albans on the banks of the Macdonald River. It is a quiet satisfaction for locals, tourists and visitors to enjoy food and hospitality.

The bistro runs seven days a week, serving a range of customers and occasions and needing constant food preparation, quality, presentation, hygiene and efficient kitchen operations.

• A friendly and professional team environment.
• Opportunities to gain experience and build your career in this industry.
• Consistent working hours with a stable roster.
• Competitive pay based on your skills, experience, and contribution to the team.

Task & responsibilities

• Inspect food and take necessary actions to ensure freshness, quality, and permit compliance to food safety regulations.
• Prepare foods by recipe, customer request, and operational standards.
• Use and maintain kitchen equipment (ie., Ovens, grills, fryers, etc) by keeping the correct cooking temperature.
• Use seasonings/marinades/sauces/food garnishing in order to achieve flavour and consistency of foods.
• Correctly portion and plate food in order to meet presentation standards and limit food waste.
• Store food according to regulations (refrigerate, freeze, or place in an appropriate temperature-controlled area) and rotate stock.
• Prepare food and menus to accommodate special dietary needs, allergy-related issues, religious/cultural beliefs, etc.
• Participate in menu preparation and accessing ingredient orders and working with kitchen personnel to assure successful kitchen operations.
• Maintain cleanliness in work environment in accordance with workplace health and food safety regulations.

Qualification & experience

• Food Inspection and Quality Assurance Skills
• Recipe-Based Cooking and Customer Food Preparation Skills
• Kitchen Equipment Operation and Cooking Temperature Control Skills
• Seasoning, Sauce Preparation and Food Garnishing Skills
• Food Portioning, Plating and Presentation Skills
• Food Storage, Preservation and Stock Rotation Skills
• Special Dietary and Allergen-Sensitive Food Preparation Skills

About Company: At the Settlers Arms Inn we pride ourselves on giving our customers a warm and memorable country dining experience.

This is achieved with our hearty Australian cuisine, quality food and constant culinary standards.

Work Type: Full time Salary: $79500-85000

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