Head chef for New CBD flagship venue

With over a dozen locations nationwide and 15 years of accolades we're now opening a new CBD location with the aspirations of being one of the best venues in the world, and that's not hyperbole.

We're looking for a head chef that wants to build something special. You'll help design the menu, pick and train your team and be at the forefront of Melbourne Hospitality.

What you will need:

- The ambition and drive to help build a venue aiming for the world's top 100
- A proven track record leading a kitchen, ideally in a high-volume or award-recognised venue
- Formal culinary qualifications, or equivalent hands-on training in a professional kitchen
- Experience in new venue openings ideal but not required
- Passion for and knowledge of the food industry as well as continually pushing the benchmark
- Strong leadership skills to recruit, train and inspire a high-performing kitchen team
- Loves producing quality modern café and lunch focussed food
- A firm grasp of food safety, HACCP and kitchen compliance
- Understanding of menu costing, stock control and waste management
- Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends and public holidays as a café roster demands





What you’ll be responsible for:

- Lead the daily running of the kitchen
- Work with the executive chef to develop new and exciting seasonal dishes
- Work closely with front of house and ownership to deliver a seamless guest experience
- Rostering, team management and administration duties
- Recruit, train, roster and mentor the kitchen team to a consistently high standard
- Manage ordering, stock rotation, storage and waste to keep food cost on target
- Maintaining a clean and organised workstation/kitchen to ensure efficiency and food safety
- Adhering to all food safety and hygiene standards

What we will offer

- The opportunity to front one of the best cafés in the world
- The rare chance to shape a kitchen from the ground up at a brand recent venue
- A career and company that works with you to help you succeed
- Work with a leading brand in the industry
- A very competitive salary packaged
- Reasonable, well-planned rosters that respect work-life balance (Only work one weekend day, two days off together)
- Access to team discount , perks and bonus structure

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📌 Head Chef (Melbourne)
🏢 seek.com.au
📍 Melbourne