The Position 

Our Chefs are employed to prepare, cook and serve good quality food for our customers on our villages which cater for 100 – 1000 residents.  You will ensure all tasks associated with food production are performance with due regard to all Health and Safety and Food safety regulations. 

We currently have opportunities for experienced Casual Chefs to join our team in Central Queensland – Mackay/Moranbah region on a casual basis with ongoing work. These roles are fly in fly out (FIFO) from Brisbane.

You will hit the ground running with our current teams, assisting our teams who all strive to create a working environment that provides job satisfaction and creates opportunities for advancement. 

• Preparing buffet style bulk cooking for Breakfast and Crib lunch, or Dinner and Desserts
• You will work within a team of Chefs, kitchen utilities and dining room employees to deliver exceptional quality and service to the village residents
• Ensuring all OH&S compliance is a achieved, adhere to safe work practices and safe food handling procedures
• Ensure all catering controls are in place and wastage is kept to the minimum
• Offer guidance and support to the kitchen team where needed, to ensure a great experience for all customers

The Person

• Qualified Chef with Cert III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent
• Bulk catering experience (desired)
• You will have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Be a team player, but also be able to work autonomously
• Attention to detail and great time management is a must
• Flexible and adaptive nature, able to fit in with changing teams

The Benefits

We place great importance on being an employer of choice and offer excellent career opportunities including internal transfers; ongoing training and development including apprenticeships & traineeships; a competitive salary, recognition programs including awards, long service and team event days; site based benefits; and company discounts.

ESS is the market leading support services division of Compass Group, providing multi-service capability to major companies operating in the oil and gas, mining and construction industries and to the defence sector. The full spectrum of services offered ranges from the design and build of camp structures to operational support in catering, housekeeping, technical services and logistics.