Junior Sous Chef – Premium Café Restaurant | Eastern Suburbs
A rare opportunity to step into a Sous Chef role within a well-established, high-performing café restaurant known for quality, consistency, and strong community connection.
This flagship venue operates breakfast and lunch seven days, with dinner service mid-week to Saturday, alongside seasonal specials and evolving menus. The kitchen is professional, fast-paced, and standards-led — ideal for a confident chef ready to step up.
The Role
This is a hands-on position for a capable chef de partie ready to take the next step. You will support the Head Chef in overseeing daily kitchen operations, confidently lead service in their absence, and contribute creatively to menu development while maintaining exceptional food standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Support daily kitchen operations across dinner service
- Confidently lead the kitchen during Head Chef absence
- Maintain high standards of food quality, consistency, and presentation
- Lead by example during busy services
- Ensure food safety, hygiene, and WHS compliance
- Assist with ordering, stock control, and supplier communication
- Control wastage and maintain food cost discipline
- Work closely with FOH to ensure seamless service flow
- Contribute to daily specials and seasonal menu development
- Stay current with food trends while respecting brand identity and clientele
- 4–5+ years’ experience as a Chef de Partie
- Ready to step into a Junior Sous Chef role
- Calm, organised, and reliable under pressure
- Positive, energetic, and solutions-focused
- Passionate about quality produce and hospitality
- Strong attention to cleanliness, presentation, and detail
- Creative mindset with commercial awareness
- Confident communicator within a multicultural team environment
- Genuine leadership development and mentoring
- Opportunity to help shape a flagship venue’s future
- Stable, respected operation with a long-standing reputation
- Creative input into menu direction and seasonal offerings
- Professional, supportive, and positive working environment
Apply now or contact Hospoworld for a confidential discussion.