Hotel Totto – Chef
About EVT
When you join EVT, you are joining one of Australia and New Zealand’s leading experience companies. EVT encompasses Entertainment businesses that excite every sense, Ventures driven by a passion for new opportunities and Travel businesses that always feel local and authentic. At EVT, we’re the shakers and the Daymakers. The experience creators. The possibility makers and opportunity takers. We aim to make a positive impact on our people, communities and environment, every day.
About Independent Collection
The Independent Collection is a carefully curated selection of luxe, stylish, classic and comfort hotels, each of which lives up to an exacting standard to offer travellers the best in its category. While every hotel celebrates its own iconic brand & experience, together The Independent Collection shares a passion for hospitality, service and quality.
About Hotel Totto
Steps away from world-class waves, Hotel TOTTO is the latest escape smack bang in Wollongong CBD. Join the team and be part of creating the ultimate chilled-out experience across 150 industrial-style rooms and a Mediterranean and Italian inspired restaurant and bar. We can’t wait to hear from you.
About the role
BASTA ~ An Italian inspired dining experience, located in the stylishly refurbished Hotel TOTTO. Positioned in the heart of Wollongong, dishing up delicious simplistic Italian inspired cuisine.
Basta is a standalone venue that will make a name for itself as being a ‘must dine at’ venue however this exciting opportunity has more on offer!
Basta is located inside Hotel TOTTO Wollongong– The hotel features 150 accommodation rooms where it invites guests to dine in Basta restaurant or take delight in enjoying delicious fare through the comforts of in-room dining.
We are on the hunt for a Casual Chef who is eager to be part of a dynamic and talented team
Let’s see if you’ll fit right in, as one of our Chef’s, you will:
- Maintain a clean working environment at all times
- Demonstrate responsibility, management and ownership of your assigned Kitchen section
- Ensure all food production is in line with hotel standards
- Ensure the consistent delivery of quality, well-presented food to our customers
- Demonstrate a working understanding of food, hygiene and safety principles, ensuring compliance at all times
- Meet all hygiene and WHS requirements·
- Be hands-on and loves spending your time in the kitchen as you are food obsessed and everyone needs to taste your food
- A visionary who can create concept and execute on a whole other next level!
- Be a ‘Daymaker’ by making the day better for ourselves, our customers, our team, our company and our community. Strive to be better than yesterday, every day!
- Love our values! Empowerment – Possibilities and Community.
- Drive Workplace Health & Safety, and the Food Safety Supervisor compliance and standards
Benefits & perks
At EVT, we want our people to experience our businesses and be brand and experience advocates. So, we make sure access to amazing ‘Elevate Perks’ are available to all staff from day dot.
- Incredible team member discounts from your first day on-the-job.
- 50% off stays at EVT hotels – Rydges, LyLo, QT, Atura, and more.
- $2 movie tickets, plus Moonlight, Gold Class, Candy Bar discounts and more.
- Awesome winter and summer savings and discounts at Thredbo.
- Rapid career growth opportunities through our EVT network.
- Local community involvement, volunteering and charitable giving.
- Australia and NZ’s largest and most diverse experiences company.
Skills & experience
- A background in cooking Italian is a preferred
- Previous experience as a Chef is a MUST!
- Knowledgeable across all dining periods including breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Excellent communication skills
- WH&S & FSS – Sound knowledge & thorough understanding of compliance, kitchen safety, and overall legislation
- Encyclopedic knowledge of food & cooking techniques
- Immaculate presentation and passionate customer service advocate
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