Are you looking for your next challenge in Culinary? Join The Star Sydney with this wonderful opportunity for aspiring chefs to gain experience at our exciting property and work in Cucina Porto alongside some of the best Chefs in Sydney. Cucina Porto has been voted the best Italian restaurant in Sydney (Trip Advisor, Jan 2024), and our Restaurant Executive Chef, Martino Pulito awarded "Chef of the Year" at the 2023 NSW Accommodation awards for Excellence. This is a great opportunity to join a stable and supportive team and watch your career soar.
We are currently looking for a passionate and highly dedicated applicant to join our Cucina Porto team as a Junior Sous Chef .
The salary on offer for this role is $78,855 inclusive of superannuation ($70180 + 11% super
This is an extraordinary opportunity for you to progress your career and develop your skills under the mentorship of some of the best chefs in Sydney!
Some of the benefits you can enjoy as a team member are:
1. Work/Life balance
2. Supportive Management team
3. Permanent Full-Time role with permanent benefits including annual leave
4. Onboarding and training in your department, with ample support from senior leaders
5. 30% Discounts across award-winning restaurants and accommodation
6. Mental Health and Wellbeing services
7. Diversity & Inclusion areas of focus include Multicultural, Gender, Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander and LGBTQI+
8. FREE buffet meal, sandwich and salad bar with a new menu every day at our Employee Dining Room
9. Discounted staff parking available every day
10. Uniforms prepared and ready for you daily on the property
11. Joining an established and large Culinary team, with endless career growth and opportunities to learn and develop
Successful candidates will have:
12. Solid experience Demi Chef/Chef de Partie and relevant tertiary qualifications, such as Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery
13. Experience working in a busy, fast-paced kitchen environment
14. Strong understanding of produce, culinary techniques, and kitchen equipment
15. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
16. Ability to commit to 40 hours per week working varied shifts, including weekends and holidays
Some duties will include but are not limited to:
17. Be accountable for supervising a section of the kitchen
18. Train staff at lower levels, coach, and guide employees to perform kitchen operations
19. Handle and follow up on all incidents immediately, and report accurately
20. Maintaining food cost to parameter given by the company
21. Keeping outlet ahead of HACCP standards
Join our team in Sydney to showcase and develop your skills in our Culinary. Explore our options, be part of the best kitchens in Australia and apply now!
We pride ourselves on our diversity and inclusiveness. We know that people, working together in collaborative teams can create extraordinary things.
Please be aware that eligibility checks are required as part of the recruitment process and ongoing employment for this position.
Our Culture
At The Star, we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that we know will contribute to exceptional experiences for our guests, a great place to work for our team members and positive outcomes for our communities. We welcome applications from all cultures, ages, religions, genders, LGBTQI+ people, Australia’s First Nations Peoples, and people with disabilities. We recognise the distinctive challenges that trans and gender-diverse applicants may encounter during the recruitment process. We offer a range of flexible working options for team members to find a balance between work and life that’s right for them and their unique well-being needs.
The Star is a WGEA Employee of Citation for Gender Equality holder and is recognised with a Gold Award 2022 by the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) which evaluates LGBTQI+ inclusiveness in the workplace.