Head Cook

guzmanygomez· Corporate Restaurants
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📍 Carlton📍 Carlton, VIC, Australia📍 VIC📍 auFull time

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Company Description

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We’re Australia’s only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food. We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.

Job Description

As the Head Cook, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all kitchen quality standards are always complied with. You will be supporting recruitment, training, and development of all kitchen crew, supporting the Restaurant Manager with P&L results which includes, COGS, Labor, Operating Expenses and ensuring all food safety and WH&S policies and procedures are adhered to.

We appreciate experience comes in many shapes and sizes, what we mean specifically is:

  • Experience in a kitchen / cooking role within a busy hospitality environment
  • Experience leading and developing a team
  • Certificate in commercial cookery or equivalent experience
  • Good understanding of food safety concerns
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people and always have each other’s backs. Whether you’re working in restaurant, at our Hola Central head office or as one of our partners, we are so passionate about living our values every single day.

These are just some of the benefits that come with working at GYG:

  • Career growth – Australia and internationally
  • Quarterly bonus scheme
  • Pathway to Restaurant Manager or Franchisee
  • New product trials and launches
  • Culinary training

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. Since we opened our first restaurant in 2006, we’ve been OBSESSED with food, bringing the incredible energy of Mexican culture to Australians across the country during breakfast, lunch and dinner, committed to serving the freshest fast food with the best local ingredients.

Ready to join the family? Apply now to start the conversation.

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This Head Cook role at guzmanygomez is based in Carlton, Carlton, VIC, Australia, VIC, au. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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