Assistant Kitchen Manager

Varsity is currently hiring a full-time Assistant Kitchen Manager for one of our NOR venues! 

Founded in Perth 2013, Varsity is an American-style hospitality brand synonymous with American food and sports bar culture. The Varsity Group has now grown to 9 locations - Northbridge, Nedlands, Waterford, Morley, Joondalup, Fremantle, Whitfords, Innaloo and Cannington with exciting growth plans in 2024 and beyond.

Varsity provides employees with an exciting company culture and strong future career development opportunities, as well as competitive salaries and job security.

If you are an ambitious, self-motivated and dedicated team player that performs under pressure then this job is for you. Varsity continues to build a great people culture, and we love hiring reliable & positive people who genuinely love what they do.

Yours roles and responsibilities:

• Controlling and managing the general operation of the kitchen.
• Monitoring overall staffing costs and working closely with the Kitchen Manager to control COG's, including but not limited to conducting and/or supervising the ordering process
• Assist with hiring, training, and performance management of kitchen staff.
• Maintain a positive team culture with a strong pool of talent within your crew.
• Managing general maintenance of the kitchen and the back of house areas.
• Preparing and cooking high quality food using locally sourced ingredients.
• Training and demonstrating food preparation techniques to team members, maintaining quality and whilst ensuring a high level of hygiene and food safety compliance.
• Enforce company policies, staff policies, and service standards.

 The Experience You'll Have:

• Minimum Cert III in Commercial Cookery
• Have a minimum of 2 years experience in a management role
• A sound understanding of BOH operations.
• Ability to supervise operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to build, lead, train, and motivate a team.
• Passionate hospitality professional.
• Strong leadership skills and an ability to create and maintain a culture of service excellence.
• A sound understanding of the costs involved with the management of a successful business.

The Benefits We'll Provide: 

• Staff discount at any Varsity venue across Perth.
• Attractive salary.
• Access to hundreds of amazing discounts across Australia's leading brands via the FLARE HR benefits platform.
• Job security a personal/career growth opportunities.

The right person should have an outgoing and friendly personality, be able to use common sense, have a positive can-do attitude, and have a solid understanding of efficient hospitality operations.

Salary range for this role is $70,000 - $75,000.

What are you waiting for let's do this!