Breakfast Sous Chef

Hospitality · Huskisson, Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr

A growing hospitality business in New South Wales wants an experienced Breakfast Sous Chef to own its morning kitchen and work alongside the Head Chef.

What is on offer, as stated by the employer: $80,000 + superannuation, a permanent full-time contract, 38 hours across five days and two consecutive days off each week. Starts are approximately 6:00am, so you finish earlier in the day. You will develop the breakfast menu, lead a small team, improve kitchen systems and keep morning service smooth, all in a coastal region of NSW.

Remember, a genuine employer will never ask you to pay for a job offer.

Key Responsibilities

Enforce cleanliness, hygiene and food safety standards
Control wastage, rotation, ordering and stock levels
Run the breakfast kitchen from day to day
Lead the team through breakfast prep and service while keeping standards high
Coordinate with the Head Chef on how the kitchen operates and where the food is heading
Oversee and back up as many as five breakfast chefs
Coach junior kitchen staff and help them develop
Help build new breakfast menus and seasonal specials and refine existing ones
Make sure portion control, presentation and food quality stay consistent
Plan each day's prep so every bit of mise en place is finished
Keep things moving efficiently when breakfast gets busy, and pinpoint where processes and systems can improve
Lend support to the wider kitchen team when operations demand it
Keep the kitchen culture professional, motivated and respectful

Requirements & Eligibility

Commitment to building a long-term career in the Australian hospitality industry (sponsorship available for the successful candidate)
Minimum 2–5 years' experience working as a Sous Chef or in a senior chef role
Has demonstrated experience in brunch or breakfast-focused kitchens and strong knowledge of café-style and modern Australian breakfast cuisine
Has supervised or led a kitchen team before and can mentor, motivate and train junior chefs
Strong skills in presenting and preparing food
Good knowledge of kitchen hygiene and food safety, plus experience in minimising food wastage, ordering and stock control
Strong leadership, communication, time-management and organisational skills
Delivers effectively when service periods are busy
Comfortable starting work on early morning shifts
Team-oriented, reliable and professional

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