Junior Chef

Junior Chef page is loaded## Junior Chefremote type: On-sitelocations: Melbournetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 5 Days Agojob requisition id: JR **Junior Chef****Your role**You'll be a part of our Catering team based in Melbourne and will work closely with the Back of House Team. Our friendly, supportive and collaborative team is part of the broader Business Operations Department, which covers Concierge, Records Management and Facilities Management.Our Corporate Catering team prepare a variety of innovative, on-trend food items to enhance the experience of our clients. Our team can accommodate a number of clients events, from a formal breakfast, lunch and dinner to canapés for cocktail events and corporate seminars.As a Junior Chef in our Catering team you will:* Prepare sandwiches and salads for client and internal meetings and for our new in-house café for Allens staff.* Deliver exceptional customer service to all clients and Allens employees.* Assist with food preparation under the instruction of the Chef.* Support the team by assisting with dishwashing and general kitchen cleanliness.* Ensure all kitchen areas are kept cleaned and sanitised, including work benches, shelving, fridges and equipment.* Manage the café food operations end-to-end, including preparing salads from start to finish and cooking ingredients.* Assist the team by performing basic administrative tasks where required.This is a permanent opportunity. Working hours are from 6am – 2pm.**About you**You will have:* The ability to work well under pressure and in a busy environment.* Experience working as part of a team providing excellent service to a range of customers.* Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of quality and presentation.* Possession of a Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery, or a food handling certificate, is highly desirable.* Experience in food preparation within a corporate environment is beneficial.* A passion for food.* The ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.* A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others.**Your development**In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.**Our perks**Our benefits include:* **Financial**: market competitive fixed remuneration, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.* **Health and wellbeing**: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.* **Leave**: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.* **Recognition**: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.We'd love to hear from you so please click "apply now" If you would like to find out more, please visit or listen to our podcast to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please phone Mikaela Downie, Talent Acquisition Executive on +61 .At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at ** **. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align, please express your interest by emailing us at ** **. The right role for you might be just around the corner#J-18808-Ljbffr