Cook

The Bayside Hotel in St Helens, Tasmania is a coastal accommodation overlooking Georges Bay with an on-site fine dining bistro and rooms. It serves high-quality modern Australian cuisine in a family friendly and modern environment.

The business is seeking to employ a skilled and qualified Cook to lead the kitchen by their initiatives, culinary excellence, creativity, and passion to oversee the kitchen dynamics.

This full-time position is based in St Helens Tasmania offering a renumeration of $80,000 to $82,000 plus superannuation dependent on the applicant’s skills, experience, and uniqueness. These positions are open to local Australian professionals and overseas culinary professionals.

Job responsibilities include:

• Food preparation and dish creations as per the menu.
• Prepare diet specific food items and customised orders.
• Ensure food presentation and plating meet quality benchmarks.
• Estimate of food and labour costs within the kitchen operations.
• Actively take part in deciding weekly specials and their market prices.
• Recruit and hire staff, including junior cooks and other kitchen workers.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in food preparation.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products and inventory.
• Monitor sanitation and hygiene practices, and food regulations of the kitchen workers.
• Receive and implement customer feedback and suggestions where required.
• Assist management in budgeting, negotiating prices and kitchen purchases.
• Contribute to planning of special events, parties, and banquets.