About the Venue:
Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise
is a premium hotel destination located on the Gold Coast, offering contemporary accommodation, multiple food and beverage outlets, extensive conference and event facilities, and exceptional guest experiences.
The hotel offers a diverse range of dining experiences, including
Relish Grill & Bar
, an all-day dining restaurant featuring locally sourced seafood, modern Australian cuisine and grilled specialties;
Horizon Sky Dining
, Queensland's only revolving restaurant, offering locally inspired buffet dining high above the Gold Coast; as well as the
Sports Bar, Relish Bar, Balthazar private dining
and in-room dining.
Combined with the hotel's extensive conference, banquet and events operations, the culinary team delivers a diverse range of food experiences across high-volume service, buffet dining, à la carte, private dining and large-scale events.
This creates an exciting prospect for an experienced culinary leader to work across a dynamic hotel operation and play a key role in maintaining exceptional food quality and service standards across multiple dining formats.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and driven
Executive Sous Chef
to join the culinary leadership team at Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise.
Working closely with the Executive Chef, you will play a key role in overseeing the day-to-day culinary operation across the hotel's restaurants, banquets, conferences and events, ensuring consistently high standards of food quality, presentation and service.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to an experienced Executive Sous Chef, Head Chef or senior culinary leader who thrives in a fast-paced hotel environment and has a proven ability to lead high-performing kitchen teams across high-volume operations.
You will be instrumental in supporting the Executive Chef, developing and mentoring the culinary brigade, maintaining operational standards and ensuring exceptional food experiences across every service.
Key Responsibilities:




• Support the Executive Chef in overseeing the day-to-day culinary operations across the hotel
• Lead and motivate the kitchen brigade to consistently deliver exceptional food quality, presentation and service
• Oversee high-volume restaurant, buffet, banquet, conference and event operations
• Ensure menus and food offerings are executed consistently and to the highest standards
• Work closely with the Executive Chef on menu development, seasonal offerings and culinary initiatives
• Assist with rostering, labour management, food costs, stock control and ordering
• Coordinate kitchen operations across multiple service periods and outlets
• Ensure all food safety, hygiene, HACCP and WHS standards are consistently maintained
• Train, mentor and develop chefs and kitchen team members, fostering a positive and high-performing team culture
• Maintain strong communication and collaboration with Food & Beverage, Events and Hotel leadership teams
• Take responsibility for the kitchen operation in the absence of the Executive Chef
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and overall culinary performance
About You:
• Previous experience as an Executive Sous Chef, Head Chef or in a similar senior culinary leadership role within a premium hotel or high-volume hospitality environment
• Experience in a similar or higher-level role, with a proven ability to lead large and high-performing kitchen teams
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Strong experience in buffet and banquet operations, including high-volume conference and event service
• Proven ability to deliver exceptional food quality,



consistency and presentation across multiple service styles
• Strong understanding of hotel kitchen operations and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent leadership and people development skills, with the ability to motivate and mentor a diverse culinary team
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, WHS and kitchen operational standards
• Sound understanding of food costs, labour management, stock control and kitchen efficiencies
• Highly organised with excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Passionate about food, hospitality and delivering exceptional guest experiences
• Flexible availability across a rotating seven-day roster, including evenings, weekends and public holidays
• Full Australian working rights (sponsorship is not available for this role)
Advantages:
• Career progression opportunities across 50+ Oscars Group venues
• Internal and external training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounts across 50+ Oscars Group venues
• Reward and recognition initiatives
About Us:
Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise
is proudly part of
Oscars Group
, a passionate, creative and dynamic privately owned hospitality group founded by the Gravanis family in **** with the acquisition of a single pub in Sydney's Inner West.
Today, Oscars Group is one of Australia's largest privately owned hospitality groups, featuring an ever-expanding portfolio of 50+ assets across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
The group operates across accommodation, pubs and gaming, retail liquor, conference and event centres, premium restaurants, chartered vessels, and commercial and residential developments.
We are committed to creating environments where our people can grow, develop and deliver exceptional guest experiences.
Apply now and Join the Fun with Oscars Group!

📌 Executive Sous Chef (Gold Coast)
🏢 Oscars Group
📍 Gold Coast