Take me home is opening 2 new & exciting businesses. One is a boutique grocery store & the other a takeaway coffee and food store both set in Coburg - and is the next chapter in a well established family business with deep roots in handmade and seasonal food.

We are looking for an experienced chef / cook to lead our kitchen and help shape our existing & new businesses using seasonal produce from our own organic farms & creating food to go for our takeaway coffee shop & pre prepared meals for our boutique grocery store.

Food that you will be preparing include but not limited to are:

Pre prepared meals

Pies, focaccias, paninis

Relishes, jams, spreads

Cakes, slices other desserts

Working alongside the other leaders within the other 3 businesses your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Overseeing day to day operations in commercial kitchen

Cooking & creating seasonal food both sweet & savoury

Implementing & maintaining food safety program

Implementing & sustaining kitchen & cooking procedures

Managing suppliers, stock levels & ordering

Maintaining the highest of standards in food quality & presentation

Helping shape the high standards in stores & kitchens systems, procedures, culture & reputation

What we are looking for is an experienced chef / cook that has worked in a commercial kitchen & has experience in small & large batch cooking.

You'll bring

Experience in seasonal cooking both sweet & savoury

Excellent knowledge of fruit, veg, fresh food and hand made cooking

Friendly & inclusive attitude that works well with others

Confidence working with suppliers & managing stock

Experience in food safety programs

A hard working, proactive attitude & great attention to detail

A deep appreciation for food quality, seasonal produce & paddock to plate values

Why work with us?

Be a part of the launch of 2 brand new stores backed by a respected food business

Join a small family run company with a 20 year legacy of quality, community & hands on food production

The small family run company involves an artisan pasta manufacturer & wholesaling business (established for 20 years), Gnoccheria retail outlet (established for 8 years) Takeaway coffee & food business (new) Grocery store (new) Farmers market attendee (established for 20 years)

We also own 2 organic farms so we grow some of our own produce

Focused & values sustainability, quality, hospitality service & leadership

Continuous training, developing of all staff