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Employer: GORKHALI & BROS PTY LTD T/A Momo & Chillies
Position: Chef
Salary: $70K to $80K Plus Superannuation
Location: Featherbrook Shopping Centre, Shop 10/48 Windorah Dr, Point Cook VIC 3030, Australia
Mode: Full Time
Experience: 2 years’ experience minimum
Hours: 38 hours

Momo and Chillies, located at Featherbrook Shopping Centre, Shop 10/48 Windorah Dr, Point Cook VIC 3030, is a vibrant dining spot known for its delicious flavours and welcoming atmosphere. We bring together authentic tastes and a modern touch, serving locals and visitors with a menu full of variety and freshness. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for passionate talent to join our kitchen team and contribute to creating exceptional dining experiences for our community.
Key Responsibilities:
• Plan and design menus that reflect the authentic flavours and style of Momo and Chilies, ensuring variety and alignment with customer preferences.
• Estimate food, labour, and ingredient costs to help maintain profitability while preserving high food quality.
• Order and manage stock of food supplies, including momos, chillies-based sauces, fresh meat, vegetables, and specialty spices.
• Prepare and cook food to recipe standards; ensure consistent taste, presentation, and timely delivery of all dishes.
• Monitor quality of dishes at every stage—from prep through garnishing and final plating—to ensure high standards are met.
• Enforce hygiene, food safety, and sanitation regulations in the kitchen, ensuring all staff follow best practices.
• Demonstrate and train kitchen staff in cooking techniques specific to momo making, sauce preparation, and chilli-seasoned dishes.
• Discuss food preparation issues and feedback with restaurant management, service staff, and if applicable with diet or health advisors (e.g. for dietary restrictions).
• Maintain kitchen equipment, ensure its correct usage, cleaning, and storage; also ensure freezing, preserving or storing food items appropriately.
• Ensure consistency in portion sizes, recipe adherence, and presentation standards to maintain customer satisfaction.
• Assist in rostering kitchen staff, supervising daily kitchen operations to ensure smooth workflow during service times.
• Innovate new momo fillings, chilli variants or menu specials, keeping in line with restaurant’s brand and customer expectations.

To be successful in this role, it is essential you have:
• Proven experience as a Chef with strong skills in Asian, Indo-Chinese, or Nepalese cuisine, especially momos and chilli-based dishes.
• Ability to design and execute menus while maintaining quality, consistency, and authenticity.
• Sound knowledge of food safety standards, kitchen hygiene, and HACCP practices.
• Strong leadership and team management skills to supervise and train kitchen staff effectively.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills to handle busy service hours.
• Creativity and innovation in developing new recipes and enhancing existing dishes.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays as per restaurant requirements.
If you’re a Chef who thrives in a dynamic environment and loves creating bold, flavourful dishes, we’d love to hear from you!