Head Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Few openings come along like this one. A hospitality group with several award-winning restaurants is taking expressions of interest for the Head Chef of a new luxury Modern Japanese fine-dining restaurant in the Sydney CBD, due to open in mid 2027 in a prestigious new building.
An award-winning Japanese architect and master ceramic artisans are shaping the room, with bespoke ceramics and materials brought in from Japan. You would work beside the Executive Chef, a fourth-generation Japanese chef from Osaka, leading the brigade and building the restaurant's name. The group wants a confident, humble leader who treats every cook with dignity and respect and will not put up with bullying in the kitchen. Visa sponsorship is considered for exceptional international candidates.
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Key Responsibilities
- Guide, coach and motivate a top-level brigade
- Shape menus with the Executive Chef, bringing fresh ideas and precise execution
- Make sure every plate is consistent, beautifully presented and part of a memorable visit
- Take charge of the whole kitchen, from the sushi counter and robata grill to omakase, à la carte and private dining
- Keep control of food and labour spend, buying, budgets, rosters, stock and margins
- Hire, train and develop gifted chefs while holding everyone to account
- Keep food safety, hygiene and compliance spotless, and foster a kitchen where professionalism and respect come first
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven senior leadership gained in acclaimed Japanese premium-dining restaurants or in internationally recognised hospitality groups; time in renowned kitchens of a similar calibre is highly regarded
- Exceptional Japanese culinary knowledge, technique and attention to detail
- A strong commercial grasp of kitchen financial performance, food and labour costs
- A track record of developing, motivating and keeping outstanding kitchen teams
- Excellent communication, organisation and leadership
- Calm, composed and professional under pressure
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