Chef

Location: Bondi Beach, NSW, 2026 

ABN: 96 943 664 264

Employment Type: Full-time (38 Hours per week)

Salary Range: $73,000 - $83,000 + Superannuation

We are seeking an experienced, passionate Chef to join our kitchen team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will play a vital role in menu preparation, day-to-day kitchen operations and maintaining food quality standards

Benefits

A team and work environment where you will be well paid, included in decisions and the creative process and be genuinely happy to come to work everyday.

A newly renovated kitchen fitted out with up to date, well maintained equipment. 

A great variety of sections  including baking, catering, dinner and cafe service 

Task & responsibilities

• Running the LOX kitchen including preparing and cooking food, planning menus, monitoring quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
• Training and supervision of all kitchen staff.
• Food costs, wastage and wage %’s will be calculated and analysed with the owners to achieve agreed targets.
• Daily update regarding issues arising from food service or prep relating to customers or staff.
• Responsible for working out food costs and profit margins for each dish on the menu.
• Communicating with the floor staff and floor manager with regards to food knowledge and effective kitchen operation
• Logging daily kitchen/menu communication in diary.
• Responsible for having a back up staff member on call at all times for all shifts.
• Roster for all casual and full time kitchen staff, inc chefs & kitchen hands.
• Building and maintaining relationships with all suppliers and providores and constantly ensuring that we are getting the most competitive pricing.  
• Ensuring that LOX recipes and ordering systems are well documented and adhered to.
• Creative input to make best use of seasonal variations of produce and introducing regular team meetings to allow for creative input.
• Working with (Exec Chef) Neil Gottheiner with regards to menu requirements.
• Occasional industry representation and community involvement as a representative of LOX in addition to on the job requirements.

Qualification & experience

• Has relevant work experience as a Chef
• Relevant Qualifications desirable 
• Knowledge of OHS requirements and maintaining the kitchen and equipment in a safe and hygienic state.
• Knowledge of safe food handling requirements and their effective implementation