The business operates in a fast paced, high volume environment where systems, speed and consistency are critical to success. The successful candidate will bring structure, strong leadership and a strong commercial mindset to the kitchen while maintaining quality food and a positive team culture.
This role is well suited to a chef who has built their career in busy, high volume kitchens and is now looking for a role where they can make an impact while also progressing their career.
The Role
- Lead the kitchen team from the front during busy service periods
- Maintain quality and consistency across a high volume service environment
- Manage kitchen performance including food cost, labour and productivity
- Drive strong prep systems and service organisation
- Train, mentor and develop junior kitchen team members
- Create a positive and accountable kitchen culture
- Manage ordering, stock control and waste reduction
- Ensure kitchen systems and processes are consistently followed
- Support menu development while ensuring dishes remain operationally efficient
- An experienced Head Chef or senior kitchen leader from a high volume environment
- Experience in quick service, fast casual, high volume café or busy gastro pub style venues
- Strong commercial understanding including food cost and labour management
- Comfortable working with KPIs and performance targets
- A systems driven operator who understands kitchen structure and workflow
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- A people focused leader who enjoys developing teams and building stability
- Strong food knowledge with the ability to balance creativity with operational efficiency
- This role offers a clear pathway for progression. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow into an Executive Chef position overseeing multiple outlets across the business.
- This future role will include responsibility for several kitchens, menu development across concepts, large scale functions and events, and driving creativity and food direction across the group.
- For the right person, this is an opportunity to step into a role that combines strong operational leadership now with the chance to grow into a broader, multi outlet culinary leadership position.
- The opportunity to lead a high energy, high volume kitchen
- A structured environment where strong operators thrive
- The ability to build and develop a strong kitchen team
- Clear career progression towards an Executive Chef role
- Exposure to functions, events and menu development across multiple outlets
- A competitive salary package based on experience