Senior Events Chef

About Us:
At The Big Group, we are all about the essence of true hospitality, made for the 21st century. From sourcing ingredients, training our staff, and curating the details, the great Art of Australian Hospitality is its ability to flex from formal to relaxed, ultra-contemporary to authentically multicultural, and to show everyone a good time. When it comes to our team, Fun is Fundamental! We believe that a dynamic and enjoyable work environment is key to delivering exceptional service. Our team is passionate, energetic, and dedicated to creating memorable experiences for our guests while having a great time doing it!

Our Venues:
Our venues Ormond House, Luminaire, Glasshouse and State Library Victoria provide stunning event spaces for corporate dinners, conferences, cocktail parties, private occasions, weddings, milestone celebrations, and everything in-between. In addition to our venues we also have a Production Kitchen in North Melbourne to support the volume of events within our venues.

Exciting Opportunities Coming Up:
We have a variety of exciting shifts to offer at some of Melbourne's most prestigious events during the spring & summer season, and beyond:

• September Club/Grand Final Village
• Caulfield Cup carnival
• Melbourne Cup carnival 
• Australian Open premium experiences

Position:
With our high-end venues, private clients, production kitchens, seasonal events as well as landmark retail spaces, we are looking for Casual Senior Events Chefs to join our team and take pride in delivering events to the standard our guests and clients are accustomed to. 

Main duties:

• Manage a team, assign tasks, implement breaks, and ensure team members understand their responsibilities, promoting smooth workflows and effective communication.
• Uphold implemented food safety and hygiene standards within the kitchens.
• Follow instructions to achieve food standards and presentation as detailed in TBG menu look books and recipes.
• Maintain strong working relationships with senior BOH staff, event managers, FOH supervisors and your own team.
• Prepare detailed end-of-night reports after each event.

Skills/Experience Required:

• High standards of food delivery and presentation, following the briefs given by the culinary director and Head Chef.
• Flexibility to handle high volume events and pivot to accommodate last minute changes and updates from clients or event managers.
• Ability to problem solve and overcome challenges associated with kitchen equipment, ingredients, or menu items, when working in temporary kitchens.
• Leading Teams during high volume events working to strengths and highlighting areas for improvement.
• Capability to reflect on performance and challenges faced to write well considered end of shift reports.
• Strong knowledge of Food Safety Standards (Including FSS Qualification) and Food Allergens training.
• Experience in BOH logistics a bonus.

How to Apply:
We have an amazing kitchen team full of passionate chefs, catering assistants and kitchen hands who are a welcoming and friendly bunch. If you would like to join us, please submit your resume and we would love to see a cover letter on what you know about us and why you would like to work at The Big Group!