Employer Bio:
Our client is a successful, busy and growing business with a focus on clean, wholesome food and produce that is ethically and locally sourced. Offering friendly service and premium product through a network of successful cafés, there is a high focus on quality and service, but also in having fun. While they’re a small, passionate team who are focused on meeting customer and business needs, due to persistent demand, we currently have an opportunity for a Sous Chef to start immediately on a full time, ongoing basis.
The Job:
As the Sous Chef, you’ll be instrumental in assisting to run all aspects of the kitchen and will thrive working in a fast paced operation, handling yourself well under pressure. Working closely with the Head Chef and within a small team environment to ensure consistently high quality products, you’ll provide support in supervising and managing the day to day operations and wider team. Helping to make working in the team fun and productive, you’ll ensure products are prepared consistently and according to standard. Rostering, assigning responsibilities to others and checking their performance periodically, you’ll assist in the training and guidance of kitchen staff, mentoring the developing Chefs in your team and oversee weekly ordering and stock control. You’ll also supervise HACCP compliance, keeping accurate food safety records, ensure hygiene and cleanliness standards are maintained at all times and take charge of the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef to ensure smooth operations. Hours of work will be 6:30am – 2:30pm Sunday – Thursday.
Benefits On Offer:
Coming out of Winter, this role offers excellent working hours, great working conditions, great pay rates and ongoing opportunities. Most in the kitchen team have worked together for years, with a really high retention rate, so that speaks volumes. You’ll be able to knock off well in time to still get to the beach or spend time with family. With an awesome team culture this thriving business is seriously going places. Immediate start available.
Culture Snapshot:
This working environment is one of the best out there. Collaborative, supportive, friendly, trusting and engaging. On one hand the environment is relaxed, casual, down to earth and fun, but on the other, activity is fast paced and the team works hard.
Skills Required:
Physically fit, self motivated and dependable, you’ll ideally have a minimum of 3 years continuous experience working in a fast paced café or catering style environment, and a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent). Ideally with previous supervisory experience in a similar position in a fast-paced, bulk production environment, you’ll have an uncompromising attitude towards quality food production and presentation. Taking pride in maintaining consistency and presentation standards, you’ll observe a proper regard of food safety practices, have good time management and strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to multitask, you’ll also have good people skills and a commitment to developing employees, and you can comfortably lead from the front and by example. With the confidence to promote ideas and make sound decisions under pressure, you enjoy working in an energetic team environment but know where to draw the line with team members. Having a strong attention to detail and the desire to produce high quality operational and administrative outcomes, you’ll also be keen to develop and progress within a growing company. Qualifications/ certificates in HACCP, local food handling and hygiene would be advantageous.
How To Be Considered:
If you are a capable and inspired Chef who is currently holding a Sous role, or believe you are ready to step up to a Sous role, this is a fantastic time to join this thriving business. To apply, follow the links or email [email protected] with your CV. For further information on this opportunity or if you have a disability or medical condition and require alternative access application methods or would like to discuss access requirements/ reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact Lauren Hogan on [email protected] or 0439 351 629 to discuss.
Who Are We:
Fruition Recruitment is a Geelong based, and Geelong exclusive, boutique recruitment firm that specialises in talent acquisition, executive search and talent advisory. With a reputation for providing industry leading results, Fruition works hard to provide a fresh alternative to transactional sales-driven agencies and is a business that clients love working with and candidates trust. We are working on this vacancy on behalf of our client.
Having a workforce that reflects the community we serve is important to both us, and to the businesses with which we partner. Our clients want to attract and retain people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities, and cultures including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. If you are interested in a position, we encourage you to apply as we celebrate the benefit that diversity brings to organisations, and to our community.
Please note though, due to the large volume of applications responses we receive to our advertised roles, we’re only able to contact shortlisted candidates. If it has been more than 7 business days since the date of your application and you haven’t heard from us but would like some specific feedback on your application, please feel free to contact us directly and we’d be happy to discuss with you.