Head Chef

Accredited Employer · Sydney NSW · Full-time

Job description

Experienced hospitality leaders are encouraged to apply for a senior kitchen position with an exciting new venue in New South Wales. This opportunity is focused on more than filling a vacancy. The successful candidate will be trusted to lead a sizeable kitchen team, influence the venue’s food identity and take responsibility for commercial kitchen performance. We are looking for a candidate whose qualifications, leadership capability and previous hospitality experience demonstrate they are ready to take ownership of a large-scale operation.

Requirements

• • Provide overall leadership for the kitchen operation
• • Recruit and develop a high-performing kitchen team
• • Manage more than 20 kitchen employees
• • Plan and execute high-volume food service
• • Develop modern and commercially viable menus
• • Maintain food quality, consistency and presentation
• • Manage food and labour budgets
• • Control purchasing, stock and kitchen costs
• • Build effective supplier relationships
• • Monitor kitchen productivity and performance
• • Maintain HACCP and food safety standards
• • Ensure workplace health and safety compliance
• • Work with management to achieve venue objectives
• • Establish professional kitchen standards and procedures
• • Lead the culinary operation through its opening and growth

Visa sponsorship: Accredited Employer Sponsorship provided.