Head Chef - Doncho's Cafe

As Head Chef, you will take ownership of the kitchen operations, leading a dedicated team while maintaining our high standards of quality, consistency, and presentation.

We are looking for a chef with strong experience in Modern Australian and Mediterranean cuisine, who can bring creativity, leadership, and a passion for great food to our business.

What you'll be doing

• Manage and lead the kitchen team, including planning, coordinating and supervising all food preparation
• Develop and implement creative, seasonal menus that showcase high-quality, locally sourced ingredients
• Ensure the kitchen operates efficiently, maintaining high standards of food quality, presentation and service
• Monitor and control food costs and wastage to maximise profitability
• Maintain a safe and hygienic kitchen environment in compliance with all relevant regulations and guidelines
• Foster a positive team culture and provide mentorship and training to kitchen staff
• Effectively plan and manage weekly rosters

What we're looking for

• Proven experience as a Head Chef or in a similar senior culinary role
• Exceptional culinary skills and a passion for creating innovative, flavoursome dishes
• Strong leadership and people management abilities, with the capacity to motivate and develop a kitchen team
• Excellent time management and organisational skills to ensure efficient kitchen operations
• Working knowledge of food safety, hygiene and cost control best practices
• Tertiary qualification in Culinary Arts or a related field is highly desirable

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Cooks & Kitchen Hands - Doncho's Cafe
No Nights | No Split Shifts | Great Pay | Flexible Positions

Doncho’s Café, located within Virginia Home & Garden, has positions available for Cooks and Kitchen Hands to join our growing kitchen team.

We are looking for motivated, reliable and enthusiastic people who enjoy working with food and being part of a busy, fast-paced kitchen environment.

Enjoy hospitality without the late nights – we offer great pay, flexible positions, no night shifts and no split shifts. In-house training and ongoing support are provided.

Key Duties
Depending on the position, duties may include:

• Food preparation and cooking
• Preparing ingredients for daily service
• Washing dishes and kitchen equipment
• Maintaining a clean and organised kitchen
• Stock rotation and storage
• Following food safety and hygiene procedures
• Assisting with general kitchen duties

About You
You will need to be reliable, hardworking and willing to learn, with the ability to work efficiently as part of a team in a busy environment.
Previous kitchen or cooking experience would be an advantage for our Cook positions. For Kitchen Hand positions, applicants with the right attitude and willingness to learn are encouraged to apply, with in-house training provided.
We offer flexible employment opportunities and encourage applicants with different levels of experience and availability to apply.
If you're unsure whether this position is right for you or would like further information, come in and see us or contact our friendly recruitment team. We’d be happy to discuss the opportunities available at Doncho’s Café.

If you enjoy working with food and would like to join the Doncho’s Café team, we would love to hear from you.

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Nursery Hand - Order Picker
Casual & Permanent Positions Available

Virginia Nursery Pty Ltd is looking for motivated, energetic and reliable people to join our team as Nursery Hands – Stock Fillers.
This is a hands-on, physically active role working with plants and maintaining our nursery displays.

Key Duties

• Picking plant stock for displays
• Loading and unloading plants
• Loading plants onto racks and trolleys
• Pricing and labelling plants
• Filling and maintaining plant displays
• Weeding and general plant maintenance
• Keeping work areas clean and organised

About You
You will need to be reliable, energetic, willing to learn and able to work both unsupervised and as part of a team.
No qualifications or previous nursery experience are required. Full in-house training is provided.
Both casual and permanent positions are available.

If you enjoy hands on work and would like to join the Virginia Nursery team, we would like to hear from you.

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Nursery Hand - Seedling Division
Casual & Permanent Positions Available

Virginia Nursery Pty Ltd is looking for reliable, motivated and energetic people to join our Seedling Division, SA Plant Co, as Nursery Hands.
SA Plant Co is our wholesale production nursery, specialising in growing vegetable seedlings for commercial growers throughout South Australia and Victoria. This is a hands-on, physically active role working in a fast-paced production nursery environment.

Key Duties

• • Picking and preparing customer orders
• • Restocking growing areas
• • Moving plant stock, trays and racks
• • Loading and unloading plant stock
• • Customer deliveries
• • Cleaning and sterilising growing areas
• • General nursery and labouring duties
• • Assisting with spray applications as required
• • Maintaining clean and organised work areas

About You
You will need to be reliable, punctual, willing to learn and able to work both unsupervised and as part of a team.
The role involves regular manual handling, standing, walking, lifting and moving plant stock and working in varying conditions.

No qualifications or previous nursery experience are required. Full in-house training is provided.
Flexible working hours may be required depending on seasonal and operational requirements.
If you enjoy hands on work and would like to join the SA Plant Co team, we would like to hear from you.

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Counter Sales / Admin Assistant
Permanent Part-Time or Full-Time Position Available

SA Plant Co is looking for a friendly, motivated and organised person to join our office team as a Counter Sales / Administration Assistant.

The position involves supporting our wholesale and commercial customers, processing orders and enquiries, providing administrative support, and working closely with our production and dispatch teams.

Full in-house training and ongoing support will be provided.

Key Duties

• Processing customer orders
• Handling phone, email and face-to-face enquiries
• Assisting customers with product availability and orders
• Preparing quotations, invoices and sales documentation
• Coordinating orders with production and dispatch
• Maintaining customer records
• General office and administration duties
• Building strong relationships with our customers

About You
You will need to have excellent customer service and communication skills, good computer skills and strong attention to detail.

You should be organised, reliable and comfortable working in a busy office environment as part of a team.

Knowledge of plants, horticulture, agriculture or the nursery industry would be an advantage, but is not essential. In-house training and support will be provided.

Both permanent part-time and full-time opportunities are available.

If you enjoy working with people and would like to join the SA Plant Co team, we would like to hear from you.

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