Chef Manager
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Lismore, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Good food matters a great deal in residential aged care, and this Chef Manager job in Lismore, New South Wales, puts you in charge of the kitchen at a care home. You would plan and serve nutritious, enjoyable meals shaped around each resident's dietary and personal needs, while running a safe and efficient operation.
Leading the kitchen team, writing rosters, managing resources and working with the care staff are all part of the job, as is building warm relationships with residents and their families. Employer sponsorship is available for eligible international candidates.
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Key Responsibilities
- Run the kitchen day to day and coordinate all food preparation
- Lead, supervise and support kitchen staff, creating a positive and professional team culture
- Plan and serve high-quality meals for residents, adapting them to dietary, nutritional and individual needs
- Keep food safety, hygiene and HACCP procedures in place and check food quality, presentation and consistency
- Set kitchen rosters, manage daily workflow and use food, equipment and resources efficiently
- Find and put in place improvements to kitchen and dining operations
- Work alongside care and support teams, build respectful relationships with residents, families and colleagues and stay compliant with workplace and food safety standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- A recognised Chef qualification, backed by documents that can be verified
- Professional Chef experience you can demonstrate
- Previous experience supervising or managing a kitchen
- Experience in high-volume or large-scale catering
- Strong knowledge of food safety and HACCP requirements
- Able to cook varied, nutritious meals to a high standard, with a sound understanding of dietary and nutritional needs
- Strong leadership, communication and people skills, and an organised, dependable way of running a kitchen
- Previous aged care, healthcare, hospitality or institutional catering experience is advantageous
- Evidence of your qualifications and relevant work experience
- Able to meet applicable Australian employment and visa requirements
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