Head Cook

Company Description

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We’re Australia’s only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food. We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.

Job Description

GYG Murrumba Downs is seeking interest for a Head Cook to join the team, ensuring our new restaurant kitchen operations are a huge success!

As the Head Cook, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all kitchen quality standards are always complied with. You will be supporting recruitment, training, and development of all kitchen crew, supporting the restaurant manager with P&L results which includes, COGS, Labor, Operating Expenses and ensuring all food safety and WH&S policies and procedures are adhered to.

We appreciate experience comes in many shapes and sizes, what we mean specifically is;

• Experience in a kitchen / cooking role within a busy hospitality environment
• Experience leading and developing a team
• Certificate in commercial cookery or equivalent experience
• Good understanding of food safety concerns
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

What's in it for you?

So much! Check out some of the benefits below: 

• Salary from $65k + super + bonus
• Free GYG uniforms and exclusive GYG merch
• Fair pay, flexible rosters, and employment stability
• Heavily discounted GYG meals
• An uncapped referral program! Bring your mates and earn $200 per successful referral, with the possibility of winning a brand new car each year!
• Comprehensive training and support to set you up for success
• Team building activities and regular crew competitions
• Cultural celebrations including Day of the Dead & Cinco de Mayo to name a few
• A fun, hard-working and fast paced team environment, with supportive managers
• Development opportunities to grow your leadership skills up to Restaurant Manager and beyond
• The possibility of owning your own franchise or joining our corporate office in future

Ready to join the family? Apply now to start the conversation.