Chef
Prepare meals for camp crews on rotating rosters at remote sites.
Estimated Salary: $85,000 - $130,000+ per year
What can I realistically earn as a Chef?
Typical Salary Range
$85,000 - $130,000+
per year, before tax
Typical Rosters
Industries
Career Growth
Starting Role
Chef
Next Role
Sous Chef
Advanced Role
Catering Manager
Salary information is indicative only. Actual earnings depend on location, employer, experience, qualifications and market demand.
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FIFO Chefs cook for camp crews of up to several hundred workers. You will plan menus, supervise kitchen hands, and maintain food safety standards.
- Menu preparation and cooking
- Food safety and hygiene
- Managing kitchen stores
- Supervising kitchen hands and utility staff
- Early start prepping breakfast service
- Lunch service and menu planning
- Stock check and ordering
- Dinner service and kitchen close-down
- 2/1 rosters common
- 8/6 or even-time available
- Long shifts on your feet
- Working in a hot kitchen environment
- Lifting stock and equipment
- Sodexo
- Compass / ESS
- Civeo
- Morris Corporation
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- Trade qualified chef (Cert III) commonly required
- Hospitality experience essential
High-value skilled role. A FIFO chef position fast-tracks your readiness and earning potential.
- Qualified chefs wanting strong pay
- Hospitality workers seeking remote work
Do I need a chef qualification?
Most camp chef roles require a Cert III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent experience.