Chef

POSITION: CHEF

Company Name: ACAC Coffee Pty Ltd (T/A: Lumina Cafe)

ABN: **************

Work Type: Full Time, 38 hours per week.

Salary: $80,028 + superannuation

Location: K2303, 109 Waterloo Rd, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113

About the Business

Lumina Café is a restaurant-style café offering customers a relaxed dine-in experience, with a menu featuring Italian-inspired dishes alongside a broader selection of Western cuisine.

Food is an important part of the business. Dishes are prepared and cooked in the kitchen from fresh/raw ingredients, then served as complete meals for customers to enjoy in the café. This gives Lumina Café a broader food offering than a coffee-focused café, while retaining the welcoming atmosphere and casual dining style of a neighborhood café.

About the Position

The Chef is responsible for planning and organising the preparation and cooking of food for Lumina Café’s dine-in service. The role involves coordinating daily kitchen workflow and preparing and cooking the café’s Italian-inspired and Western-style menu. The Chef applies culinary judgement to maintain consistent food quality, flavour and presentation, and to support the smooth and safe operation of the kitchen.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Menu Planning and Cost Control

• Plan and refine the café’s Italian-inspired and Western-style menu, taking customer preferences, ingredient availability and seasonal produce into account.
• Estimate food and labour costs, monitor stock levels and order food supplies.
• Plan and organise daily food preparation and cooking for the café’s breakfast and lunch service.

Food Preparation and Quality

• Prepare and cook menu items from fresh ingredients, using appropriate techniques to produce complete meals and café-style dishes.
• Monitor food quality throughout preparation, cooking and presentation to ensure dishes meet the café’s standards.
• Discuss food preparation and service requirements with management, kitchen staff and front-of-house service staff.

Cooking Techniques and Kitchen Team

• Demonstrate cooking techniques and advise kitchen staff on food preparation and cooking procedures.
• Select and train kitchen staff where required.

Hygiene and Food Preservation

• Explain and enforce hygiene and food safety requirements in the kitchen.
• Ensure ingredients and prepared foods are handled, labelled and stored safely.
• Freeze or preserve foods where appropriate to maintain quality and minimise waste.

Qualifications, education, experience and abilities required:

Qualifications, education requirements

• A Diploma or other relevant qualification in Commercial Cookery, Kitchen Management or a related field.

Experience requirements

• At least two years of full-time experience in a professional kitchen.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and cooking Italian cuisine, as well as a range of other Western dishes.

Essential Skills

• Strong food preparation, cooking and presentation skills across Italian and Western cuisines.
• Knowledge of relevant ingredients, cooking techniques and flavour profiles.
• Ability to prepare and cook dishes using a range of fresh ingredients.
• Knowledge of kitchen procedures, food handling and safe storage practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other kitchen and service staff.
• Clear communication skills.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness.
• Good time-management and organisational skills, including the ability to work efficiently during busy service periods.

Hours:

The employee’s ordinary hours of work are 38 hours per week, in accordance with the roster.

Note:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• This position require full time working rights in Australia