Job Description

Client Profile

Our client is an established hospitality group preparing to launch an ambitious new premium dining venue in Sydney. Designed to establish a strong position within the local dining landscape, the restaurant will deliver a sophisticated food and beverage experience supported by a significant investment in the venue, team and overall guest experience. With opening scheduled for September, they are seeking an accomplished culinary leader to take ownership of the kitchen and play a defining role in the venue's success.

Job Description

This is an opportunity for an experienced Head Chef to lead the culinary direction of a new fine dining restaurant from its opening phase. Working alongside an experienced senior leadership team, you will take responsibility for delivering an exceptional food offering while establishing the standards, culture and systems required for long-term success.

The role will include:

- Lead the kitchen through final pre-opening preparations and establish strong operational standards from day one
- Deliver and evolve a premium menu with an uncompromising focus on quality, consistency and presentation
- Recruit, lead, mentor and develop a high-performing professional kitchen brigade
- Manage food costs, labour, ordering, stock control and overall kitchen performance
- Work collaboratively with senior leadership to build the venue's culinary reputation and position within Sydney's dining market

Candidate Profile

We are seeking an established Head Chef or highly accomplished senior chef with a strong background in premium or fine dining restaurants. Experience within recognised and highly regarded venues will be particularly valuable, with the successful candidate bringing both culinary credibility and the leadership skills required to establish a new restaurant.

You will ideally demonstrate:

- Significant experience within recognised premium or fine dining restaurants
- Proven leadership experience at Head Chef or senior kitchen leadership level
- Strong culinary credentials with exceptional attention to quality, technique and presentation
- The presence and professional reputation to contribute to the profile and credibility of a new venue
- Strong commercial,



organisational and people leadership capabilities

Candidates who bring exceptional fine dining credentials but sit slightly outside the traditional brief are also encouraged to apply.

Offer

This is a significant opportunity for an ambitious culinary leader to take ownership of a premium new restaurant at an important stage in its development. With the venue scheduled to open in September, the successful candidate will have an immediate opportunity to influence its kitchen culture, culinary execution and reputation.

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered, reflective of the calibre, experience and background of the successful candidate.

To learn more about this role, submit your CV or contact Lee Thompson via for a confidential discussion.

By applying to this role, you are agreeing to the terms set out in Hastings People's privacy policy available at the Hastings People website.

Client Profile

Our client is an established hospitality group preparing to launch an ambitious new premium dining venue in Sydney. Designed to establish a strong position within the local dining landscape, the restaurant will deliver a sophisticated food and beverage experience supported by a significant investment in the venue, team and overall guest experience. With opening scheduled for September, they are seeking an accomplished culinary leader to take ownership of the kitchen and play a defining role in the venue's success.

Job Description

This is an opportunity for an experienced Head Chef to lead the culinary direction of a new fine dining restaurant from its opening phase. Working alongside an experienced senior leadership team, you will take responsibility for delivering an exceptional food offering while establishing the standards, culture and systems required for long-term success.

The role will include:





- Lead the kitchen through final pre-opening preparations and establish strong operational standards from day one
- Deliver and evolve a premium menu with an uncompromising focus on quality, consistency and presentation
- Recruit, lead, mentor and develop a high-performing professional kitchen brigade
- Manage food costs, labour, ordering, stock control and overall kitchen performance
- Work collaboratively with senior leadership to build the venue's culinary reputation and position within Sydney's dining market

Candidate Profile

We are seeking an established Head Chef or highly accomplished senior chef with a strong background in premium or fine dining restaurants. Experience within recognised and highly regarded venues will be particularly valuable, with the successful candidate bringing both culinary credibility and the leadership skills required to establish a new restaurant.

You will ideally demonstrate:

- Significant experience within recognised premium or fine dining restaurants
- Proven leadership experience at Head Chef or senior kitchen leadership level
- Strong culinary credentials with exceptional attention to quality, technique and presentation
- The presence and professional reputation to contribute to the profile and credibility of a new venue
- Solid commercial, organisational and people leadership capabilities

Candidates who bring exceptional fine dining credentials but sit slightly outside the traditional brief are also encouraged to apply.

Offer

This is a significant opportunity for an ambitious culinary leader to take ownership of a premium new restaurant at an important stage in its development. With the venue scheduled to open in September, the successful candidate will have an immediate opportunity to influence its kitchen culture, culinary execution and reputation.

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered, reflective of the calibre, experience and background of the successful candidate.

To learn more about this role, submit your CV or contact Lee Thompson via for a confidential discussion.

By applying to this role, you are agreeing to the terms set out in Hastings People's privacy policy available at the Hastings People website.

📌 Head Chef, Premium Fine Dining Opening – Brighton-Le-Sands (Sydney)
🏢 Hastings People
📍 Sydney