Use your skills to make a difference! We’re looking for an experienced chef/cook to support the scaling up of Australia’s largest charity kitchen.

FareShare rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and cooks it into nutritious meals for people in crisis. We run Australia's largest charity kitchens and our chefs oversee an army of volunteers to cook 30,000 meals every week. These meals are provided free of charge to over 400 charities including homeless shelters, soup vans, women’s refuges, disadvantaged schools and community food banks.

Due to unprecedented need in the community we are scaling up our production and are seeking an experienced chef/cook to work in our large, high volume kitchen.

We are looking for a confident professional with strong communication and team working skills.

Your day will typically include:

• Leading a kitchen of volunteers to prep mountains of vegetables and package thousands of meals
• Cooking 200 litres of high quality nutritious casseroles and soups at a time
• Leading 20 corporate volunteers to cook 1,000 quiche
• Improvising recipes to produce high quality food from rescued ingredients

Key selection criteria:

• Demonstrated, hands on experience in a high volume commercial kitchen
• Trade qualifications in cookery including a current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
• Keenness to reduce food insecurity and food waste at a local level
• Enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds and skill sets (especially corporates and volunteers)
• Has the ability to work autonomously or as part of a team and is not afraid to get their hands dirty
• Must be physically fit to meet the demands of a high volume kitchen
• Is able to obtain a Working With Children Check (employee status)

Highly regarded:

• Demonstrated experience in high volume bratt/kettle cooking
• Understanding of cook chill processes

• Current knowledge of HACCAP laws and local & state health regulations

The position is full time and requires some flexibility – your roster might include a mix of days, afternoons/evenings and the occasional Saturday. There are no split shifts.