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CDP Casual - Mercure Newcastle

2/16/2026

The role involves actively contributing to menu planning and execution while controlling food and wage costs to stay within budget. Responsibilities also include assisting with event planning, maintaining high-quality food preparation standards, and ensuring compliance with all hotel and department regulations.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
We are Accor We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience the world. We are dedicated to suit all desires and needs, and reinvent the guest experience every day with our 45 hotel brands across all segments- 5,600 properties around the world from luxury five-star palaces to smart economy hotels, exquisite residences to full-service resorts. Because we take care of millions of guests and each of our hotels is a world in itself, where every action counts. We strive to make positive impact both locally and globally, to ensure hospitality benefits not only the few, but all.
About the Role

Company Description

Accor is the world’s largest and fastest-growing hotel group with a network of more than 5,000 properties in over 90 countries. We are far more than a worldwide leader. Globally, we are more than 260,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do and nurturing real passion for service and achievement beyond limits.

Mercure Newcastle offers the best location Newcastle has to offer. Jaw dropping coastline, the vibrant foreshore, exciting nightlife, and beautiful beaches worth dipping your toes in to are just some of the many charms of this coastal city. Newcastle is the gateway to both the magical Hunter Valley Wine Region and the Lake Macquarie area, providing a convenient location to base yourself during your NSW adventures.

Mercure Newcastle offers 131 guest rooms, 4 conference rooms and a restaurant and bar catering to a wide range of travellers.

Job Description

What you will be doing:

  • Actively contributing to the menu planning process and execution
  • Controlling food and wage costs, ensuring they come in on budget
  • Assisting in event planning and execution
  • Through your strong knowledge of the menus, actively controlling portion control and preparation knowledge to create amazing quality products.
  • Implementing the hotel and department regulations, policies and procedures
  • Providing information on menu items to members of the events team and floor operations team so they can confidently advise guests when required
  • Maintaining industry knowledge and staying abreast of industry trends and dietary developments
  • Keep all working areas clean and tidy. Chef is required to wash all dishes during service 
  • Actively training and promoting compliance with food safety standards, hygiene, cleanliness and other compliance requirements of the kitchens area.

Qualifications

What will you bring to the team?

  • Flexible and adaptable approach, willing to work as part of a kitchen team to ensure our guests have a great dining experience.
  • Ability to remain calm and level-headed whilst working under pressure in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining high and consistent. attention to detail and standards.
  • Strong communication, organisational skills and grooming standards
  • Ability to build effective relationships with other departments, suppliers, etc.
  • Outstanding work ethic with the flexibility to work rotating rosters and shifts.
  • Well versed in all aspects of Food Hygiene, HACCP and OH&S to ensure safe working practices are followed within the kitchen.
  • Prior experience training and developing junior chefs, helping to create a legacy of learning reflected in the production of quality food.
  • Relevant Trade qualifications.
  • Flexibility to work breakfast and dinner shifts on a 7 day roster

 

Additional Information

What’s in it for you:

  • An opportunity to Work Your Way, Learn Your Way and experience Benefits Your Way at Accor
  • Ability to really contribute and feel pride in knowing you have made a difference to the greater good of the Hotel Operation
  • Work alongside passionate industry professionals
  • Be mentored by experienced Accor Hospitality professionals who want to see you succeed! 

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We offer reasonable adjustments to support you. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, you're welcome to let us know. 

  • Job-Category: Culinary
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Job Schedule: Casual
  • Key Skills
    Menu PlanningCost ControlEvent PlanningPortion ControlFood SafetyHygieneOH&STrainingCommunicationOrganizational SkillsAdaptabilityTeamworkAttention To DetailHACCPTrade Qualifications
    Categories
    HospitalityFood & BeverageTrades
    Benefits
    Opportunity to Work Your WayOpportunity to Learn Your WayExperience Benefits Your Way
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