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
Hit Apply to submit your resume and we will contact you within 48 hours.
Please note we are only able to consider candidates with unrestricted Australian working rights.
For over 18 years, Hospoworld has partnered with leading hospitality employers to connect candidates with rewarding careers across Queensland, Australia & NZ. Find more opportunities near you at www.hospoworld.com.
For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Ramon.
Phone: 07 3214 3904
Email: brisbane@hospoworld.net.au