Sous Chef

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About Bean Squeeze

At Bean Squeeze, our guiding philosophy is "Leave Happier." We strive to provide an environment that fosters friendships, encourages learning, presents challenges, and offers ongoing support and encouragement.

We are a predominantly drive-thru coffee and food brand with 14 stores around the Geelong area.

Established in 2006 with a passion for great coffee and delicious food, we pride ourselves on our warm service, welcoming atmosphere and our commitment to ensuring that both our customers and team "Leave Happier."

Our central kitchen produces our food products daily, ensuring consistency and quality across all our locations.

Sous Chef – Central Kitchen

We're looking for an experienced and motivated Sous Chef to join our Central Kitchen leadership team.

Working alongside the Head Chef, you'll help lead a busy production kitchen that prepares fresh food daily for 16 Bean Squeeze stores with a couple more locations on the way.

While we don't operate a traditional restaurant, we work to strict daily production schedules and dispatch deadlines. Every day, fresh products must be prepared, packed and ready for our delivery vans to get on the road. Success in this role comes from strong leadership, excellent organisation and the ability to keep a team motivated while maintaining exceptional quality and food safety standards.

As the site's Food Safety Supervisor, you'll play a critical leadership role in ensuring our Central Kitchen operates in accordance with Bean Squeeze's Food Safety Plan. You'll be accountable for maintaining legislative compliance, ensuring accurate food safety records are completed, monitoring team compliance, implementing corrective actions where required, and embedding a strong food safety culture across the kitchen.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead by example, support the development of your team and help drive continuous improvement across our kitchen operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in the day-to-day management of the Central Kitchen.
• Lead, coach and motivate a team of chefs, kitchen hands and delivery drivers.
• Coordinate daily production to ensure all products are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage production schedules to meet daily dispatch deadlines.
• Assist with stock ordering and inventory management.
• Monitor food costs, stock rotation and minimise waste.
• Ensure all products are prepared consistently to recipe specifications.
• Take ownership of Bean Squeeze's Food Safety Plan, ensuring the Central Kitchen operates in full compliance through correct food handling practices, accurate record keeping, monitoring, verification, corrective actions and adherence to legislative and company food safety requirements.
• Assist with training, onboarding and developing kitchen team members.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of kitchen systems and processes.
• Foster a positive, professional and high-performing team culture.

About You

You'll be an experienced kitchen leader who enjoys developing people and creating efficient, well-organised operations.

You'll bring:

• Certificate in Commercial Cookery.
• Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (essential).
• Previous experience as a Sous Chef or similar leadership role.
• Experience within a high-volume production, catering or commercial kitchen.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities.
• A calm and solutions-focused approach under pressure.
• High attention to detail and commitment to food quality.
• Strong communication skills.
• Current driver's licence.

Working Hours

Our Central Kitchen may operate between 5:00am and 8:00pm, with shifts rostered across these hours.

Example shifts could include 5:00am–1:00pm, 7:00am–3:00pm, 10:00am–6:00pm and 12:00pm–8:00pm.

Why Join Bean Squeeze?

• Leadership opportunity within a growing business.
• No split shifts or late-night restaurant service – enjoy work-life balance!
• Be part of a supportive leadership team that values innovation and continuous improvement.
• Genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Work in a business that values teamwork, accountability and quality.
• Join a company committed to helping both our customers and our team Leave Happier.

If you're an experienced kitchen leader who enjoys building high-performing teams, delivering exceptional quality and making a real impact in a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.

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