About us
Farro, is an Organic spelt Sourdough Pizzeria with multiple locations across Melbourne and believes in their guests making a conscious choice with what they eat. Farro is so much more than just quality & nutritious food; it’s an experience – made up of great ambiance and of course, brilliant customer service.
We currently have a full-time opportunity available for an experienced Chef to join our team.

Why Join Us?  

• Supportive, fun, and busy environment – work with vibrant and energetic team  
• Good work life balance  
• A business that Care – a work culture that feels like a family build on foundation of quality, compassion & integrity  
• Ongoing training and development – We’ll teach you everything you need to know! 

About the role:
The Chef will be primarily responsible for their cooking station and coordinating the work of the other kitchen members to ensure they deliver our food at consistent, reliable, and excellent standards to our dedicated patrons. Our Chefs will further engage in delegation, training, creating menu items, maintaining appropriate stock volumes, problem solving and collaboration with other teams.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Continuously ensure and review the delivery of excellent standards in the kitchen
• Prepare and cook ingredients to deliver top-quality Italian dishes (Pizza & Pasta), which includes being able to hand stretch pizza dough and operate a wood gas or electric oven
• Provide assistance in training processes where appropriate
• Provide appropriate input into the creation of recipes and menu concepts in collaboration with the kitchen team
• Assist in placing orders for food stock and sundries where directed
• Effectively assist in opening and closing the kitchen where rostered
• Proficiently assist with sessions and events, i.e., set menus, canape functions, event days
• Ensure the kitchen complies with WHS requirements and all other relevant regulations
• Follow and comply with the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand Code
• Consistently demonstrate professional and operational development between performance reviews
• Assist in addressing issues in kitchen standards audits
• Assist in identifying operational and preventative maintenance issues
• Maintain a high and consistent standard of product and personal presentation
• Assist with identifying issues to support and address venue offerings and growth
• Participate effectively in group training programs and initiatives as may be communicated to you from time to time for the purpose of team-building, career development and growth, and any other duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated to you from time to time and which are within your skills, qualifications and competencies.
• and any other duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated to you from time to time and which are within your skills, qualifications and competencies.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Cert 3 or 4 in commercial cookery
• Experience in a similar role and environment
• Minimum 2 year experience in a similar role
• Strong communications skills,
• Ability to work unsupervised,
• Strong knowledge of cooking procedures and ingredients. 

Salary: 
Salary will be between $70,000 and $80,000 per year plus superannuation.
If this sounds like a role for you, please send through your resume with a cover letter to joinus1@farro.com.au We look forward to hearing from you.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Expected Start Date: 01/09/202

• Continuously ensure and review the delivery of excellent standards in the kitchen
• Prepare and cook ingredients to deliver top-quality Italian dishes (Pizza & Pasta), which includes being able to hand stretch pizza dough and operate a wood gas or electric oven
• Provide assistance in training processes where appropriate
• Provide appropriate input into the creation of recipes and menu concepts in collaboration with the kitchen team
• Assist in placing orders for food stock and sundries where directed
• Effectively assist in opening and closing the kitchen where rostered
• Proficiently assist with sessions and events, i.e., set menus, canape functions, event days
• Ensure the kitchen complies with WHS requirements and all other relevant regulations
• Follow and comply with the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand Code
• Consistently demonstrate professional and operational development between performance reviews
• Assist in addressing issues in kitchen standards audits
• Assist in identifying operational and preventative maintenance issues
• Maintain a high and consistent standard of product and personal presentation
• Assist with identifying issues to support and address venue offerings and growth
• Participate effectively in group training programs and initiatives as may be communicated to you from time to time for the purpose of team-building, career development and growth, and any other duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated to you from time to time and which are within your skills, qualifications and competencies.
• and any other duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated to you from time to time and which are within your skills, qualifications and competencies