Commis Chef

Cliftons is Asia Pacific's leading provider of premium conference, event and training venues with an impressive portfolio of clients, including many of the world's largest and most respected organisations. Providing more than 'just room hire', Cliftons helps event planners, project managers and industry professionals bring all the necessary elements together to deliver exceptional events. With 12 custom built Cliftons venues across Asia-Pacific and a world-wide network of global partners, we deliver our clients conferences, corporate events, seminars, meetings, and computer-based programs in more than 3000 locations around the world.Cliftons mission is to create remarkable experiences. Our customers trust us.  They know we will deliver great service, advanced technology and innovative products. The role We are seeking a highly professional and outgoing Commis Chef to join our team in early 2020 to deliver our Fresh concept within our premium venue located at Southbank.You will work as part of a small team to help deliver outstanding catering for our delegates and clients during business hours as well as the occasional evening function.  Taking on the responsibilities of executing our Fresh concept, you will be mentored by our current and high performing Executive Chef in preparing and presenting primarily buffet style offerings that stimulate and excite our attendees and maintain our food levels to the market-leading standard of our venues.This is an all-encompassing and challenging role that offers the opportunity to show your creativity in both preparation and display of food within guidelines whilst keeping food and labour costs in-line with budgets. You will assist in all kitchen operations at the venue including ordering, maintenance, menu creation and execution.Your hours of work will be predominantly during the day Monday to Friday, however due to the nature of the business some flexibility is still required.As the ideal candidate, you will:Have completed a Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or apprenticeshipHave some previous experience in a similar role delivering catering in a corporate environmentPossess a genuine passion for the industry and have a keen eye for detailBe able to work autonomously in a fast-paced, small team environmentHave a desire to produce quality food and take genuine pride in your workBe self-motivated and have good communication skillsBe friendly, have an outgoing personality and have exceptional customer service skills – some interaction with patrons will be requiredAbout the TeamWe work hard and have fun along the way. We like the work that we do and the people we work with.  We are passionate about providing a high standard of customer service to our clients and are seeking a likeminded person to join the team. In fact, Passion and Fun are two of our corporate values!If you are looking to grow your professional culinary career and make a real difference to a growing company, then we would love to hear from you. Come and join the Cliftons team!  The position is available in early 2020 for the right candidate. Interested?Please Apply Now – forwarding your CV along with a cover letter. We will be shortlisting and interviewing before Christmas. Please note, only people with full Australian working rights are eligible to apply for this role.  Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. AUD Australia - VIC Melbourne - All locations CBD & Inner Suburbs Melbourne 3000

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