Cook

Summary:

Lone Star Queenstown is a well known & loved hospitality venue, established in 1991 in the heart of Queenstown. We are a busy, fun & vibrant restaurant and bar with three different function spaces.

Hours of work:

• Minimum 30 hours per week per week, Minimum pay rate $27.50 per hour and maximum $30 per hour
• Multiple full time and permanent positions available
• This would be a rotating roster with weekend and public holiday work required. Normally 5 afternoon/evening work with 2 days/evenings off.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• To ensure that all food prepared in the kitchen meets quality standards and specifications
• To comply with all health & safety, and hygiene standards, and to maintain a smart appearance
• To ensure that the highest quality of preparation and presentation is met at all stages of preparation and presentation
• Work stations will include prep, hots, colds and grill
• To assist the managers in the day-to-day running of the kitchen, ensuring that all food quality, hygiene, safety and customer service standards are adhered to
• To offer ideas for improving cooking and preparation techniques
• To be punctual and to meet scheduled time frames for prepping and cleaning duties
• To train, coach and develop new staff
• To place orders, and ensure that supplier invoices and deliveries are constantly matched
• To actively try and achieve good costs of goods and wage costs
• To work in well with the BOH team and kitchen management, and assist in achieving food and wage cost targets

Key Attributes:

• Punctual, trustworthy and reliable
• High level of organisation, self-motivation and initiative.
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to produce quality food at a fast pace and under pressure of time.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and to be approachable with excellent people skills.
• An appetite for producing great food and exceeding customer expectations.

Knowledge / Skills Required:

• 12 months experience working in a high volume kitchen preferred
• Sound knowledge of food preparation and cooking techniques

• Good communication skills.
• A good grasp for food service detail in terms of assessing quality, weight and portion size.
• An understanding of health and safety, and food hygiene standards.
• Experience and/or qualifications in cooking and food preparation, health and safety and food hygiene standards is beneficial

Benefits and employee perks:

• Roster flexibility with regularly rostered consecutive days off
• Staff meals and a discounted bar/food tab
• Our staff and franchise culture is something we pride ourselves on, birthday presents, staff gatherings and a family type atmosphere is important to us at Lone Star Queenstown
• Career development and growth opportunities for everybody and genuine pathways to leadership roles