COOK
Full Time
What we offer
At Eclectic Tastes, we are committed to creating a positive and supportive work environment for our employees. We offer competitive remuneration, opportunities for career development, and a range of employee benefits, including staff discounts and team-building events. We also prioritise the health and wellbeing of our team, with access to flexible work arrangements and a focus on work-life balance.
About us
Eclectic Tastes' is a dynamic and innovative hospitality group. Our mission is to provide our customers with exceptional dining experiences. We are committed to creating a positive work environment for our employees.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced cook who wants to progress into a fast-paced environment with great work culture and the opportunity to learn and grow around experienced and knowledgeable chefs.
* Set up the kitchen with cooking utensils and equipment
* Experiment with recipes and suggest new ingredients to Head Chef
* Study each recipe and gather all necessary ingredients
* Inform wait staff about daily specials
* Maintaining safe temperatures of grills, oven and other cooking equipment
* Prepare cooking ingredients daily, including poultry, raw meat, seafood, vegetables.
* Prepare hot and cold desserts
* Prepare various sauces
* Cook food in a timely manner to ensure service quality
* Monitoring quality of each dish during cooking process to ensure appealing plate presentation as per restaurant menu.
* Modify recipes to meet customers special dietary needs and requests
* Monitor food stock and place orders to minimise wastage
* Check freshness of food and discard out of date items to comply with food safety
* Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area, including immediately reporting repairs of any necessary equipment
* Cleaning the kitchen to comply with regulations
Skills/Qualifications required
At least Certificate III or above in Commercial Cookery. Relevant experience in similar position might substitute formal qualification
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in fast-paced commercial kitchen or similar roles.
Please send resume including two references to jane@eclectictastes.com.au
Please note only successful candidates will be contacted.