Kitchen Production Chef

Full time Monday to Friday with a rotating roster between 7am-11pm

Food production environment located in Brooklyn Park

Career growth with multiple sites opening

Salary Packaging

About Bedford

Bedford changes the lives of people with disability by building capacity, independence, and wellbeing. We do this by providing a broad suite of NDIS support services, including employment opportunities and social participation activities. Within the Bedford Group, is the Social Enterprise function, a new way of conducting business, reflecting a cross-section of the community in its team construction, a focus on improving lives through positive development best practice. Key to the success of Social Enterprise is the ability to deliver suitably qualified individuals through to a capacity to source open employment opportunities.

About the Role

These full-time, permanent production chef roles are located in Brooklyn Park in our brand-new purpose-built food production kitchen. Working with a team of dedicated chefs and apprentices you will assist in completing different bulk food production contracts, with the highest-quality of products and services.

Responsibilities include:

preparing and cooking food according to the requirement

complying with HACCP and WHS rules and legislation

maintaining a clean kitchen environment

following direction from kitchen supervisors and managers

working in a rotating roster between 7am and 11pm, Monday to Friday

stock control and rotation

About You

You will be a qualified chef who is passionate about food and enjoy working in a high-volume, commercial food production environment. You are keen to work in a diverse team with different levels of experience, including a team of apprentices.

Essential skills and qualities include:

a minimum of Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

the ability to work well independently and in a team

knowledge of HACCP and WHS in a food production environment

experience in bulk or large volume food production (highly desirable)

high-level communication skills

For this role the following documents must be provided prior to a formal offer of employment with Bedford Phoenix Incorporated:

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, or equivalent qualification or experience

a National Police Clearance (no older than six months)

Working with Children check

evidence of right to work in Australia

evidence of FULL vaccination with a TGA-approved COVID-19 vaccine or an acceptable exemption

What’s in it for you?

Generous salary packaging, access up to $15,900 of your salary tax free per year

Monday to Friday, no weekend work

Opportunity for career growth and development