Café Chef
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $33/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Breakfast and brunch done properly is the focus of this Café Chef role in Sydney. You would cook café dishes with real care for seasoning, texture and plating, take ownership of your section and suggest specials and menu improvements as the business grows.
Shifts start early in the morning and weekends are part of the roster. This role is open to applicants already in Australia who are currently based in Sydney. Sponsorship is available for an eligible and suitably qualified candidate, and capable team members may move into senior chef and kitchen leadership roles over time.
Your CV should cover the cafés you have cooked in, the breakfast and lunch volumes you have handled and any bread, baking or pastry skills. Whip up a Sydney brunch chef CV with Build AI CV before you apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Cook café and breakfast dishes to a consistently high standard, with care over flavour, seasoning, texture and presentation
- Keep portions, prep and plating the same on every plate
- Work steadily through busy breakfast and lunch services using quality ingredients
- Work closely with senior chefs and the rest of the kitchen team, and help train and support developing cooks
- Suggest specials, seasonal dishes and menu changes, and help improve kitchen processes, efficiency and service
- Maintain food safety, hygiene and cleanliness at all times
- Monitor stock, help with inventory and use good prep and storage habits to reduce waste, leaving your section clean and ready
- Communicate clearly, take ownership of your tasks and flag problems early
- Stay consistent under pressure, act on feedback to keep developing and support a respectful, accountable kitchen culture
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum 3 years of professional chef experience
- Demonstrated experience in a café, breakfast or daytime kitchen, working well in high-volume service
- Strong hands-on cooking skills and a good sense of how to balance flavours
- Consistently meets food quality and presentation standards
- A real interest in quality produce and cooking led by ingredients
- Strong prep, organisation and time management, including juggling competing priorities in busy services
- Good understanding of food safety and hygiene requirements
- Strong communication and teamwork
- Reliable and accountable in your professional responsibilities
- Open to feedback and continuous improvement, and able to offer ideas beyond following set recipes
- Experience in bread, baking or pastry is advantageous
- Available for rostered weekends and for public holidays when required
- Able to start early in the morning from approximately 6:00am, with reliable transport for early shifts
- Applicants must currently be based in Sydney
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