Chef - Airline Catering
Blue Collar Recruitment
Casual/Vacation
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- About the Role
This exciting hands-on Chef opportunity is based at Sydney Airport, where you’ll be preparing and cooking an array of hot and cold dishes for both international and domestic airline passengers. Working to precise recipes and standards, you’ll ensure every meal meets the exacting quality, consistency, and presentation required by world-class airlines.
Thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, you’ll bring confidence in high-volume cooking and the ability to perform under pressure. As part of a structured brigade, you’ll contribute to producing thousands of meals daily while maintaining the highest standards of hygiene, food safety, and attention to detail.
We are currently seeking Chefs and Cooks across multiple cuisines, including Asian and Western specialties.
About Our Client
You will be joining one of the world’s leading names in airline catering, located near Sydney Airport. Operating one of the largest commercial kitchens in the region, this client partners with some of the most recognised global airlines, preparing thousands of meals every day.
They offer a highly organised kitchen with excellent systems, supportive leadership, and regular shifts. For Chefs who value structure, consistency, and high culinary standards, this is a fantastic environment to hone your craft while contributing to an operation with global reach. Many team members have progressed into leadership roles or moved into broader culinary careers from this very kitchen.
Additionally, we offer free training to help you develop new skills and enhance your expertise, whether you’re looking to refine your technique, learn new cuisines, or advance your career in airline catering.
Your Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Prepare and cook hot and cold meals to menu specifications and portion guidelines
- Ensure quality, taste, and presentation remain at the highest standard
- Manage portion control and minimise wastage in line with daily production targets
- Work collaboratively with your section and wider kitchen brigade to meet deadlines
- Maintain strict hygiene and food safety standards in accordance with HACCP procedures
- Support documentation of safety and quality processes as required by aviation standards
To be successful, you will bring:
- Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery
- Strong knife skills and proven experience in a commercial or high-output kitchen
- Solid knowledge of HACCP and food safety compliance
- A commitment to consistency and excellence when following set recipes
- The ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Reliability, a team-first attitude, and excellent communication skills
- Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays as rostered
- Willingness to complete a police check, pre-employment medical, and drug & alcohol test