Alsahwa Estate is nestled in the Palmwoods region of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, offering an escape surrounded by natural beauty. More than just a destination, our estate is a place designed to bring people together, creating memorable experiences in a thoughtfully curated setting.

At the heart of our Estate lies our restaurant, offering a unique farm-to-table dining experience - a Mediterranean-inspired menu celebrating the freshest local ingredients and a philosophy of sustainability. Alongside our restaurant, we host weddings, corporate functions, and private events across the estate. We've just been named 2026 Sunshine Coast Recent Restaurant Winner at the Restaurant & Catering Hospitality Awards for Excellence.

Chef Primary Responsibilities & Duties:

Minimum 2 year experience in a commercial kitchen

Prepare, cook, and plate dishes inline with your role within the restaurant

Maintain consistent food quality and portion control

Ensure proper food storage and minimize waste

Maintain kitchen equipment and workstation cleanliness

Comply with all health and safety regulations

Assist other restaurant departments as required

Skills

Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

Strong attention to detail and quality control

Commercial culinary level knife skills

Good communication and teamwork skills

Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays

The role

As part of our kitchen team,



you'll help ensure we consistently maintain the highest standards of food preparation, presentation, and health and safety.

Key responsibilities

- Wash dishes including pots, pans, cutlery, crockery to a high standard
- Sweeping, scrubbing and mopping floors
- Maintain consistent food quality and portion control
- Ensure proper food storage and minimize waste
- Maintain kitchen equipment and workstation cleanliness
- Comply with all health and safety regulations
- Assist other restaurant departments as required
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays

What we're looking for

- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and quality control
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Minimum 1 year experience in a commercial kitchen

We invest in youwith

- Hands‑on training - you will work closely alongside our network of hospitality experts with constant opportunity to develop world class technique and skill sets
- Team based promotion - job vacancies are opened to current team members first with opportunity to undergo the required training.
- Education in sustainable practices such as regeneration, growing, harvesting, nose‑to‑tail cooking, seasonality and nutrition

Please only apply if you have Australian working rights and are currently in the country.

To be successful in these roles you must be available to work nights and/or weekends

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📌 Chef De Partie Section Chef Kitchen Hand (Palmwoods)
🏢 ALSAHWA ESTATE
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