Head Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Opening a kitchen from nothing is a different challenge from inheriting one. A new venue in Sydney wants a Head Chef to hire and build the team, shape the food concept, put standards in place and lead the kitchen through opening and beyond.
You would recruit more than 20 kitchen staff, then train and develop them, keep high-volume service moving without letting quality slip, and design menus that make commercial sense. Food, labour and purchasing costs, stock and waste, supplier relationships and HACCP, food safety and WHS compliance all sit with you, working closely with venue leadership. Sponsorship is available for the successful eligible candidate.
Your CV should give the size of the brigades you have led, your commercial cookery qualification and examples of menu costing. Shape a venue-opening head chef CV with Build AI CV so those points stand out.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the whole kitchen through the venue's opening and ongoing service
- Recruit a team of more than 20 kitchen staff, then train, supervise and develop them
- Keep high-volume service flowing while protecting food quality and plating standards
- Create commercially viable menus, control food, labour and purchasing costs, manage stock and reduce waste
- Develop relationships with local suppliers and set up effective kitchen systems that meet HACCP, food safety and WHS requirements
- Work closely with venue leadership to track service performance and keep improving the kitchen
Requirements & Eligibility
- Experience as a Head Chef or in a senior chef position
- 2–3 years’ experience leading a large-scale or high-volume kitchen, with proven management of 20+ kitchen employees
- Relevant commercial cookery qualifications
- Proven menu planning and food costing, with strong commercial and financial sense
- Strong at leading and developing staff, with excellent communication and decision-making
- Strong knowledge of HACCP and food safety requirements
- Can provide professional experience that can be verified
- Committed to professional hospitality standards
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