Pay rate: $34/ph (inclusive of casual loading)

Day and Noon shift available

Site operates 7days A week

Job Summary/ Scope Of The Role

• Reporting to the Executive Chef & Executive Sous Chef (if applicable) for the unit, the Sous Chef assists the Executive Chef in supervising the kitchen and producing melas for the airline customers.
• Provides culinary expertise and leadership; promotes quality food services and ensures food safety and sanitation requirements are followed.
• Acts as a culinary shift leader in hot or cold kitchen.
• Drives the food production effort with the assistance of the Chefs/Kitchen workers in the kitchen.
  
  

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring food specifications and labour objectives meet all Company and customer requirements.
• Supervises department for quality and quantity; ensures items are produced and dated according to specification, and coding system is adhered to correctly (i.e - FDA, HAACP and other governmental regulations).
• Keeps account of attendance, sets up paperwork, sets up each shift and assigns employees to specified sections (schedule optimization).
• Orders raw material from storeroom and produces extra meals at last minute as needed.
• Prepares daily production sheet and assigns tasks to employees; works with and directs employees through the use of the production sheet and passenger counts.
• Responsible for all food items after requisitioning them from the storeroom; training and recurrent training of all employees on proper procedures of preparation.
• Ensures safety procedures are adhered to; maintain cleanliness through shift to ensure quality product.
• Resolve operational issues in a cost effective, timely and sustainable manner.
• To assist in meeting Production targets as set by Line Managers.
• Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures and production of products.
• Monitors daily manpower planning and employee turnover.
• Conducts daily food checks to insure consistency in production.
• Hold daily Shift briefings in the kitchen.
• Follow the Gate Gourmet Safety and Injury Management systems and procedures. Specifically, by training staff in safe work operations, report and investigate workplace hazards, incidents and injuries. Further ensure that corrective actions are discussed with all staff in the department and importantly assist injured staff to recover at work and monitor their progress.
  
  

Job Skills

• Good understanding of Food manufacturing and processes
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Innovative and pro-active Thinker
• Customer Focused
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Ability to train others required.
• Experience with menu design a plus.
• Basic computer skills required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products preferred.
  
  

Education

Qualifications

• Qualification in the Culinary Arts or a related field required.
  
  

Work Experience

• Minimum 1-3 years as a Sous Chef required.
• Minimum 7 years as a Chef required.
• Previous supervisory experience working in a high volume, manufacturing, food production, and restaurant or catering environment preferred.
• In-flight catering experience or experience in a high-volume food service environment preferred.
  
  

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

• Completed vocational training in culinary and related hygiene course
• Management/Leadership qualification an advantage
  
  

Language / Communication Skills

• Must have good written and oral communication skills in English.
• Multilingual a plus
  
  

Who We Are

As one of Australia's largest employers, we work with great companies all around Australia and New Zealand to give you the best opportunities to work when and where you want to.

At Programmed, we are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment which values and respects diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We welcome and encourage women, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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