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King Henrys Restaurant is located at 320 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Sassafras VIC 3787. It is a restaurant that serves and sells a wide array of delicious, fresh, and authentic western cuisines. Position We are seeking a highly professional, motivated, and enthusiastic individual with relevant qualifications to come and join our team as the Full-time Chef/Cook. Skills and Experience Maintaining skills and knowledge relevant to job duties and preparing items on a restaurant menu. Plan, collect, estimating food and commodities for menus. Prioritize menus, recipes, and task sheets. Monitoring dish quality at all stages of cooking and preparation. Adjusting recipes where required to fit special dietary requirements (e.g., vegetarian). Utilising kitchen utensils, appliances, and cookware to prepare ingredients and meals. Monitoring and regulating heat and cold sources such as ovens, stoves, fridges, freezers, grills, and other equipment to ensure food and meal quality. Preparation of raw ingredients including meat and vegetables through the use of varied cutting and marinating techniques. Inspecting raw ingredients to check for spoilage and assess usability. Serving and portioning foods and adding garnishes and other ingredients as necessary to ensure dishes are well-presented. Preparing and flavouring sauces and gravies with condiments, herbs, spices, and other ingredients as required by the recipe. Following safety and hygiene regulations and procedures around food handling, storage, preparation. Ensuring the cleanliness of workstations and kitchen areas and abiding by occupational health and safety procedures. Providing input to menu changes with consideration of the availability of seasonal produce. Communication with other members of staff including waiters, management, and other kitchen staff in relation to issues relevant to the kitchen. Estimating stock requirements and ordering stock to ensure the kitchen is fully stocked for service. Demonstrate a high standard of personal hygiene. Ensures high standards of sanitation and cleanliness are maintained throughout the kitchen. Qualification Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent in a relevant field is required, including two years of job experience. OR Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or above in the relevant field Preferred 1 year of relevant experience Remuneration The successful candidate will be paid a salary of $70,000 to $80,000 plus superannuation.