• Excellent work life balance
  
• 15 min walk from Train Station
  
• Energetic and supportive team
  

Cater Care is seeking an experienced Chef Manager to prepare healthy nutritious Homestyle meals for our valued residents in an Aged Care facility located in Macleod.

The key to our success is our people, your role in this environment is to provide friendly, attentive and efficient service to our valued residents through cooking a variety of nutritious Homestyle meals, preparation of ingredients and food service.

This position is hands on requiring you to prepare and cook meals for residents, manage a dedicated team of staff, and take ownership of stock control, ordering, and food and labour costs.

Please Note: successful applicants will be required to undergo a Police Clearance before commencing

Roster: Monday to Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm

Key Responsibilities:

• Cooking nutritious Homestyle meals: Hot breakfast, fresh baked morning/afternoon tea, hot lunches, and dessert
  
• Special diets and diet requirements including allergies/intolerances, supplements and texture modified soft & purees
  
• Overall management of food service operations, menu planning and costings
  
• Staff Management including rosters and staff replacements, timesheets, training/development and inductions; motivation and encouraging staff productivity
  
• Financials including working within weekly budgets, administration, food and labour cost analysis, stock control: ordering and stocktakes
  
• Forming and maintaining key relationships with residents, staff, client and management
  
• Food Safety practices, WH&S and cooking for Vulnerable Persons
  

Key Criteria:

• Trade qualified Chef
  
• Food Safety Supervisor
  
• Previous managerial experience in a similar position within Aged Care
  
• Experience in bulk cooking and providing high quality customer service
  
• Ability to manage food and labour costs
  
• Strong organisation and planning skills and ability to delegate to a team
  

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a similar role working in Aged Care, Health or Hospitals. You will be a well presented and self-motivated individual who has excellent organisational and communication skills.

Employee Benefits Program:

• Corporate Health Fund Rates
  
• Travel Club Getaways
  
• Discounted Car Hire
  
• Discount Gift Cards
  
• JB Hi-Fi Corporate Discounts
  

About the Company:

Cater Care is one of Australia’s leading providers of contract catering, accommodation and facility management services. We are 100% Australian owned and operate in a wide range of industries, providing multi-sector support to a varied client base throughout Australia.

• Healthcare – Nursing Homes, Retirement Villages
  
• Education – Private Schools, Universities and TAFE Colleges
  
• Business and Industry – Industrial Canteens
  

Our core values of Care, Pride and Community are values that our people own and believe in and demonstrate throughout all aspects of our business on a daily basis.

At Cater Care, we strive to represent the best characteristics of Australian hospitality; being friendly, down to earth and dedicated. To that list, we add experienced management, technical capabilities, and the passion of a privately owned organisation.

To apply: If you are seeking a professional career and great working conditions, please send your resume and cover letter by clicking the "Apply for this job" tab or via our website www.catercare.com.au.

Cater Care values Workplace Diversity and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for our positions.