Head Chef role available at Hotel Lona in Frankston.THE VENUEOccupying Frankston's most beautiful and historic building, the no expense spared renovation has transformed the building into a stunning hospitality venue featuring a Restaurant, large Rooftop Beer Garden, Private Dining spaces and Public Bar, whilst honouring the features of the historical façade.The Lona concept features an upmarket but casual Gastro Pub style food, with an elevated restaurant experience in our ground floor dining room.THE KITCHENWorking from our new kitchen facilities, you will be responsible for the delivery of our menu and kitchen operations which has been designed for scalable fast paced service whilst not compromising on variety or quality.
The menu features a brunch offering, share plates, upmarket pub fare, pizzas, steaks, vegan dishes, desserts, kids offering and a variety of functions packages.The venue offers seasonal menu changes and weekly specials.Open from 12pm, with last orders mid week at 8:30pm and 10pm on weekends.ABOUT YOU:The Lona kitchen is a fast paced environment during peak service periods, the ideal candidate will have experience with pub environments and kitchen service systems to facilitate a high volume of customers in each peak sitting.
You will be a strong leader capable of developing a responsive kitchen team who produce high quality food and servicing a large menu offering.
You will have strong business administration skills enabling you to manage kitchen operations effectively and efficiently.
A team player who is able to foster strong relationships with your team and also with the front of house team.With the venue being only 2 years old, we are searching for a Head Chef who can continue to drive our goal to put Hotel Lona on the map for its food offering.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Overseeing all areas of kitchen operations to ensure successful delivery of a high quality consistent product to our full service dining room and bistro style Rooftop & Public Bar.Delivery and creation of weekly food specials.Delivery of weekly bulk cook staff meals.Hiring, management, training, mentoring & rostering of staff direct reports.Rostering and management of kitchen team.
Knowledge of Deputy highly regarded.Wage and operational cost management.Management of cost of goods versus sales.Ordering and stocktake to ensure 100% menu availability at all times.
Knowledge of Fresho highly regarded.Managing cleaning rosters & upkeep of new kitchen facilities.Managing compliance with food safety standards.Managing weekly food prep for delivery of full menu.Expertise in all kitchen sections.Develop & maintain operational procedures to ensure excellence in customer service and venue offering.Management of venue kitchen systems, facilities and property; stock and inventory management.Establish a strong kitchen culture with a lead from the top down approach.WHY WORK FOR US?COMPETITIVE SALARY – Competitive salary package based on experience, with incentives.STAFF DISCOUNT – Receive a 30% discount on all products at all Lona venues for you plus 1 guest per visit.NEW VENUE - Opportunity to work from a brand-new hotspot for the region, with beautiful facilities, and a large team.CAREER PROGRESSION – Opportunities for career progression and to grow with us as we expand and open more venues.GREAT CULTURE - Our team is made up of dynamic and fun Directors and Owner Operators who get the job done but love to enjoy life too!TRAINING - We provide ongoing support and training within the role to suit your needs.
Opportunity for internal and external training.Start the next chapter of your career with The Lona Group today.
Apply now!Only successful applicants will be contacted.Must have Australian working rights.
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