Restaurant jobs in Mildura VIC

Position: Cook

Position Type: Full Time

Salary: $79,500 - $82,000 p/a plus Super

Employer Name: LANGTREE CAFE TRUST - T/a LANGTREE CAFE PTY LTD

A.B.N. 23 192 460 632

Job Location: 139 Eighth Street, Mildura, VIC, 3500, AUSTRALIA

Advertising Period: 28 days - 3 Jul 2026 > 31 Jul 2026

Summary

Our client Langtree Café is seeking to add a Cook to its Mildura café, bar and restaurant team. Located overlooking Langtree Avenue and Eighth Street, the venue offers breakfast, lunch and dinner with a varied menu, including Mediterranean-inspired dishes, stone-based pizzas, pides, burgers, wraps, fresh sandwiches and quality Campos coffee in a busy hospitality setting.

The typical job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Prepare, cook and present Mediterranean dishes using traditional recipes and quality ingredients.
• Prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner items across the café, bar and restaurant menu.
• Regulate ovens, grills, fryers and other cooking equipment during food preparation.
• Monitor cooking times and temperatures to maintain consistent meal quality.
• Season, portion, plate and garnish meals according to restaurant presentation standards.
• Check foodstuffs, ingredients and deliveries to confirm freshness and required quality.
• Receive, label, rotate and store stock in accordance with food safety procedures.
• Store perishable food and prepared items in suitable temperature-controlled facilities.
• Prepare food to meet customer requests and special dietary requirements.
• Assist with menu planning, recipe adjustments and estimating food requirements.
• Assist with supplier ordering, food provisions, stock control and inventory management.
• Maintain clean, hygienic and safe kitchen work areas during daily service.
• Comply with HACCP, food hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements.
• Support chefs and kitchen staff during busy breakfast, lunch and dinner periods.
• Assist with training junior kitchen staff and apprentices in food preparation techniques.

Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for the role:

• Minimum Certificate III with two years of on-the-job training, or Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery, is required.
• At least one year of full-time Cook experience within the last five years is required.
• Practical knowledge of Mediterranean cuisine, traditional recipes and relevant cooking techniques is essential.
• Experience preparing, cooking, seasoning, portioning and presenting meals in a commercial kitchen is required.
• Ability to follow food hygiene, HACCP, safety and temperature-control procedures in daily kitchen operations is required.
• Assist with ordering food supplies, receiving deliveries and maintaining appropriate stock levels.
• Ability to prepare food for special dietary requirements and maintain consistent restaurant standards is required.
• Experience working under pressure in a busy café, restaurant or similar hospitality environment is required.

Due to the volume of applicants, only those meeting the minimum standards will be considered and only successful applicants will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in the role.

Pay: $79,500.00 – $82,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Minimum Certificate Ill with two years of on-the-job training, or Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery, is required.
• At least one year of full-time Cook experience within the last five years is required.

Work Location: In person