Job Description
Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters - Group Head Chef
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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.
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Key responsibilities
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Lead seasonal menu development across all venues, on-brand and cost-tested
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Oversee pastry and baking programs for consistency and commercial viability
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Test, cost and roll out recent dishes with clear execution guidelines
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Work actively in kitchens across the group, leading by example
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Support venues through busy services and key transitions
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Mentor chefs, cooks, bakers and prep teams directly
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Maintain and progress food quality, presentation, cleanliness and workflow
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Build standardised recipes, prep methods,



portion control, and plating standards
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Set production schedules for prep and pastry kitchens
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Ensure compliance with food safety, OH&S;, and regulatory standards
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About you
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Strong background in both savoury and pastry/baking operations
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Proven at running multiple kitchens and production environments at once
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Financially literate — comfortable owning budgets and benchmarks
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Confident setting KPIs and being accountable to them
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Commercially minded, creative but execution-focused
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A hands-on leader who wants to be in the kitchen, not just above it
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About us
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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.
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📌 Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters - Group Head Chef (South Australia)
🏢 Seven Seeds
📍 South Australia