AddressYou might not have heard about Ingenia before, and we tend to fly under the radar. Once you take a look into our dynamic, incredibly fast growing (ASX 200) business with a culture of creating community you'll be surprised by all the opportunities you'll find.
We are a leading Australian property group that own, operate and develop a fast-growing portfolio of Lifestyle communities (land lease communities) and holiday parks across key urban and coastal markets. We employ over 1300 people across 120 parks and communities, with offices in the 3 eastern seaboard states.
Here at Ingenia, you can enjoy working within an organisation that genuinely cares for its people and is committed to creating communities where our residents and visitors can truly belong.
About the Location
For exceptional caravan parks in North Queensland, you can’t go past BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Cairns Coconut. A peaceful, tropical oasis set among beautifully landscaped grounds, it’s just 7 minutes’ drive from the centre of town. The park offers easy access to some of North Queensland’s best attractions, including the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, the scenic village of Kuranda and beautiful beaches.
About the Position:
About the Location
We are looking for a kitchen Team Leader to join our team at The Palm, part of the famous Cairns Coconut Resort. In this role you will work alongside the F&B Manager to manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing and leading staff, menu preparation and creation, ensuring food quality, monitoring stock and be fully responsible of the Kitchen operations.
About the Role
The Kitchen Team Leader is responsible for leading and training their team to deliver exemplary service whilst maintaining a high quality of Food and Beverage produced including the efficient and effective operation of the kitchen. In addition to this, the Team Leader takes charge for overseeing, and is responsible for all cleaning and sanitation involved in production and service. This is a part time position, approximately 30 hours per week.
Responsibilities
- Lead and Manage kitchen operations alongside Food & Beverage Manager including rostering, team management and leadership, stock operations, menu creations and day-to-day operations.
- Manage kitchen and back-of-house responsibilities, and lead the team in creating a positive and harmonious atmosphere
- Ensure consistently excellent customer experience
- Effective time management skills ensuring all daily responsibilities are completed in a timely manner and utilising spare time proactively
- Excellent communication skills ensuring that appropriate information is channelled correctly to customers
- Obey all rules and regulations relating to safety, security, fire precautions and personal appearance
- Ensure the kitchen and back-of-house areas is kept in a clean and tidy state
- Ensure all produce is used to its full potential and wastage is maintained at a minimum
- Physically check all produce prior to accepting from supplier, and follow the procedure for return of damaged goods
- Ensure the quality and flavour of our food is maintained to the highest standard at all times
- Verifying Critical Limits are maintained by temperature monitoring all high products from time of receipt, during storage, at time of service, during service and during chilling process (when applicable)
- Ensure the quality and flavour of our food is maintained to the highest standard at all times
- Comply with, and ensure customers comply with RSA and RCG regulations (if applicable)
- Preparation of beverage, ensuring quality of product served (if applicable)
About You
- First and foremost, a positive attitude with a flexible approach to ensure the smooth operation of the kitchen
- Experience and passion about food, kitchen operations and Team Leadership
- Ability to work without supervision and problem solve
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Understanding of the Food Safety requirements (WHS, cleaning, sanitation, chemical safety)
- Food Safety Supervisor or Food Safety Training Accreditation, or willing to obtain
- Knowledge of HACCP and an understanding of how it relates to our Food Safety Program
- Experience in ordering and stock control
In return, we offer a competitive package, flexibility (including working from home for some roles), extensive training and development, career progression and generous reward and recognition programs including some amazing discounts at our Holiday Parks... so come join the team and apply now! We look forward to receiving your application. Please note that to be considered for this role you must be able to work in Australia and provide evidence of working rights. All employees of Ingenia Communities must undergo a National Police Check.
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