Gate Gourmet, a Gate Group company, is the world's largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services to the airline industry. With a proud 95-year history, we support more than 300+ Aviation carriers across over 68 countries serving over 700 million passengers in the sky annually. Our operations combine culinary excellence with stringent food safety and production standards, enabling us to deliver high-quality, reliable catering solutions to over 680 million travellers annually.

Your new role:

We are looking for an experienced Executive Chef to be based in office at the Brisbane Airport operation. This role will require you to inspire, motivate coach and develop kitchen teams by leading by example with vision, whilst delivering exceptional culinary outcomes for our customers. Reporting directly to the General Manager, this role is the go-to culinary expert for our business, with the opportunity to make real change both strategically and operationally.

Your key focus areas:

- Lead a dedicated kitchen team to deliver consistently exceptional meals aligned to our customers’ expectations.
- Provide expert advice and leadership across the business to drive emphasis on customer‑focused culinary experiences.
- Achieve culinary operational objectives by contributing to strategic planning, seeking, and implementing process improvement opportunities, and ensuring audit readiness.
- Actively promote and maintain a safe, secure, and healthy workplace by ensuring all food safety, quality and health standards and procedures are met with 100% compliance.




- Promote team accountability by fostering a culture of teamwork, learning and driving continuous improvement.

What you’ll need:

- 8+ years’ experience as a qualified Chef in a high-volume, large-scale food production environment (restaurant, catering etc) and at least 2 years’ experience in a senior leadership role.
- Strong practical and theoretical knowledge of food safety, quality and hygiene standards and regulations, specifically HACCP and ISO frameworks
- Demonstrated experience managing allergen controls, dietary requirements, and strict halal compliance.
- Sound IT skills, with experience using computer systems to support kitchen operations.
- Commitment to quality and consistency and ongoing continuous improvement.
- A confident leader with effective communication skills, comfortable engaging with all levels of our business.

What We Offer:

- Global company means more opportunities to develop you and your personal career further
- Flexibility
- Be supported with leadership and professional development
- Reward & Recognition – Feel valued in the workplace and appreciated for your efforts
- Access to an employee Assistance program a Wellbeing App which provides confidential support for employees
- Discounted Health & Fitness pass for employees and their family
- Safety First Work culture
- Free parking on site

If you are ready to join a supportive, forward-thinking business with real opportunities for growth and development on a global scale, we would love to hear from you.

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📌 Executive Chef (Brisbane City)
🏢 gategourmet
📍 Brisbane City