Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters - Group Head Chef

The Head Chef is a senior, hands-on leadership role responsible for food operations across all Seven Seeds Group venues - balancing creative direction, active kitchen involvement, and commercial accountability. Most of your time is spent in kitchens across the group: developing menus, improving execution, mentoring teams and setting the standards and systems across the business.

Key responsibilities

- Lead seasonal menu development across all venues, on-brand and cost-tested
- Oversee pastry and baking programs for consistency and commercial viability
- Test, cost and roll out new dishes with explicit execution guidelines
- Work actively in kitchens across the group, leading by example
- Support venues through busy services and key transitions
- Mentor chefs, cooks, bakers and prep teams directly
- Maintain and progress food quality, presentation, cleanliness and workflow
- Build standardised recipes, prep methods, portion control, and plating standards
- Set production schedules for prep and pastry kitchens




- Ensure compliance with food safety, OH&S;, and regulatory standards

About you

Strong background in both savoury and pastry/baking operations

Proven at running multiple kitchens and production environments at once

Financially literate - comfortable owning budgets and benchmarks

Confident setting KPIs and being accountable to them

Commercially minded, creative but execution-focused

A hands-on leader who wants to be in the kitchen, not just above it

About us

Seven Seeds Group runs multiple venues, a central prep kitchen, and dedicated pastry and baking production. Food sits alongside specialty coffee as a core part of the customer experience.

Your application will include the following questions:

- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- How many years' experience do you have as a Head Chef?
- How much notice are you required to give your current employer?

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📌 Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters - Group Head Chef (Melbourne)
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