Lead the kitchen at a much-loved Sunshine Coast venue

Redcape Hospitality is looking for an experienced Head Chef to lead the kitchen at Parklands Tavern in Meridan Plains. You’ll oversee the venue’s food operation across everyday dining, functions and events, leading a hands-on kitchen team through busy service and everything that happens behind it.

You’ll help bring recent menus to life, strengthen kitchen performance and build a team that takes pride in the food it serves. You’ll have the autonomy to lead, backed by experienced food and operational leaders when you need support.

Why You’ll Love This Opportunity

- Competitive salary package with performance-based KPI incentives
- Lead the kitchen in a busy, established venue with a loyal local following
- Be backed by Redcape’s Executive Chefs, venue leaders and specialist support teams
- Build your career with a stable, growing hospitality group spanning 50+ venues
- Enjoy the Sunshine Coast lifestyle, close to Caloundra’s beaches

What You’ll Do

- Work with Redcape’s Executive Chefs to develop and launch new menus
- Lead and develop the kitchen team through clear direction, coaching and support
- Build strong working relationships across kitchen, front-of-house and venue management
- Drive consistent food quality, presentation and service delivery
- Manage COGS, labour, stock and kitchen performance against budget
- Maintain high food safety, compliance and WHS standards

What We’re Looking For

- 3–5 years’ experience as a Head Chef in a high-volume venue




- Strong people leadership that builds trust, strengthens culture and unites teams
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Flexibility to work a rotating roster, including weekends
- Strong commercial capability across COGS, labour, compliance and P&L; performance
- Confidence using rostering, reporting and kitchen management systems, including Cooking the Books

About Parklands Tavern Parklands Tavern serves the growing community of Meridan Plains on the Sunshine Coast and has quickly become part of the local fabric. It’s a busy, welcoming venue where the team is engaged and the community is loyal.

The venue brings together family-friendly dining, the popular outdoor Yard Bar and three dedicated function spaces catering for everything from birthdays to weddings and corporate events. For a Head Chef, it offers the scale, variety and steady trade to build a strong team and a food operation locals are proud of.

About Redcape Hospitality

Redcape Hospitality is one of Australia’s leading hospitality groups, with more than 2,000 team members working across 50+ venues in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Queenstown, New Zealand.

From community pubs and bottle shops to accommodation and entertainment venues, we create places people love to visit and teams are proud to be part of.

Apply Now

If you’re ready to lead a busy kitchen, build a strong team and take the next step in your hospitality career, we’d love to hear from you.

📌 Head Chef | Parklands Tavern (Meridan Plains)
🏢 Redcape Hotel Group
📍 Meridan Plains