Full Time Qualified Chef

Looking to join a culture of excellence?  Industry Leader Japanese Restaurant Sushi Dami is looking for a qualified and experienced chef to join our restaurant.

We are located in Wollongong NSW 2500 and our restaurant is committed to preparing and presenting high quality dishes and services to meet and exceed our customer expectations with special and various Japanese style menus

You will enjoy working in a positive kitchen environment.

POSITION - Chef 

Working as a chef in Sushi Dami must possess at least 2 years of experience in Restaurant Hospitality Industry in the kitchen and AQF Certificate IV in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) and Diploma of Hospitality. The role reports directly to the managing director in the business.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan menus and estimate food and costs in consultation with the managing director
• Discuss food preparation issues with manager and other staff member
• Handling customer complaints, evaluate action necessary and relate complaints to management
• Training new staffs with the use of commercial kitchen equipment such as knife, mandolin slicer and restaurant service as well as monitoring staff progress
• Build staff morale; deal with conflict situations amongst floor staff and kitchen staff and help resolve or discipline as necessary
• Cultivate relationships with new and existing customers and evaluate customer needs.
• Portion food, and add sauces and garnishes
• Cooking various dishes on the menu such as cooking rice for making Sushi, various Teriyaki dishes, cutting the Sashimi, frying Tempura, making Udong and different spices of hot food
• Observing and testing foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting and smelling
• Checking food while cooking to stir or turn
• Portioning arranging and garnishing cooked meals before delivery to customers.
• Ensuring great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served
• Controlling and direct the food preparation process
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept clean, hygiene and tidy at all times
• Controlling safety and standard of staffs as well as customers during the kitchen operation
• Ensuring all food and other items are stored properly
• Monitoring stock and place orders when there are shortages and plan orders of equipment or ingredients according to identified shortages and report to the managing department
• Checking the delivery items of freshness, quantities and qualities
• Keeping good relationship with suppliers
• Keeping all aspects of the kitchen under control within the budgets.
• Controlling food quality, quantity and waste of food

Qualification and Criteria 

• Minimum 3 years of appropriate experience in cooking 
• AQF Certificate IV in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) and Diploma of Hospitality
• Maintaining and up-to-date trade knowledge.
• English and Asian language skills desirable

General Information

• Must be PR or Citizen
• Full Time Position
• Salary : $68,000 to $85,000 

If you believe you have the right set of skills and attribute for this position, please send us your resume by our email ****@sushidami.com.au