Job title: Chef

Employer: Network C Pty Ltd trading as Queens Head Hotel

Location: North Hobart, Tasmania 7000

Employment type: Full time, permanent Salary: $79,500 per annum plus superannuation

Closing date: Monday 28 August 2026

About us The Queens Head Hotel is an established pub on Elizabeth Street in North Hobart, serving lunch and dinner seven days a week alongside a busy public bar. Our kitchen turns out honest, well-executed pub food at volume — roughly 450 to 500 plates a week — with a small, tight team and a strong focus on consistency, freshness and cost control.

The role

We are looking for an experienced Chef to take a lead role in our kitchen. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the section, cooking on the line through service, and holding the standard on every plate that leaves the pass.

Your duties will include

Planning, costing and developing menus and daily specials in line with budgeted gross profit targets

Preparing, seasoning and cooking food to order across all sections during lunch and dinner service

Controlling the pass and ensuring consistency, presentation and timing across all outgoing plates

Ordering stock, receiving deliveries, managing supplier relationships and controlling food cost and wastage

Portion control, stocktake and inventory management

Rostering, supervising and training kitchen staff, including apprentices and kitchen hands

Maintaining full compliance with food safety, HACCP and workplace health and safety requirements, including temperature records, cleaning schedules and allergen management

Catering for functions and group bookings, including set menus for groups of 15 or more





Working with venue management on kitchen performance, labour cost and menu profitability

Skills and experience required

Essential

A minimum of three years' post-qualification experience as a Chef in a commercial kitchen

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (AQF Certificate III or higher), or an equivalent overseas qualification, or demonstrated equivalent experience

Proven ability to cook to order at volume across multiple sections during a busy service

Demonstrated experience in menu planning, food costing and stock control

Current knowledge of food safety and HACCP requirements, and the ability to maintain records to a commercial standard

Experience supervising and training kitchen staff

Availability to work a rotating roster including evenings, weekends and public holidays

Desirable

Food Safety Supervisor certification

Experience in a high-volume pub, hotel or bistro kitchen

Experience with functions and group catering

Experience managing kitchen labour to a budget

What we offer

Full-time permanent position, 38 hours per week

$79,500 per annum plus superannuation A reliable, established venue with a supportive management team

Genuine input into the menu and how the kitchen is run

How to apply

Please apply through this advertisement with a current resume and a short covering letter outlining your relevant experience against the criteria above. Applications may also be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line "Chef — Queens Head Hotel".

Applications close Monday 31 August 2026.

Only applicants with the right to work in Australia at the time of application, or who are eligible to obtain it, will be considered.

Queens Head

Hotel is an equal opportunity employer.

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