Head Chef - Central Production Kitchen Frontline Recruitment Brisbane, QLD, AU
Genuine Monday-Friday roster with your weekends back
Brand-new kitchen, team, menu and systems
Lead production across multiple hospitality venues
About the company
An established and growing hospitality group is launching two brand-new concepts alongside its existing venues, with a purpose-built central production kitchen becoming the group's food hub.
About the role
As Head Chef, you will take ownership of the kitchen operation, leading a brigade and overseeing production that supplies multiple venues, catering operations and the kitchen's own service.
This is not a traditional Head Chef role where you walk into an established kitchen and inherit someone else's systems.
You'll be involved from the beginning - helping shape the menu, recruit the team, establish suppliers, implement systems and create a kitchen operation that is structured, efficient and built for growth.
You will be responsible for:
Building, recruiting and leading the kitchen brigade from the ground up
Designing and launching menus with genuine input into kitchen systems and production flow
Developing production and preparation schedules across multiple venues
Managing food costs, quality, consistency, yields, wastage and recipe compliance
Working closely with ownership throughout the opening and launch process
Establishing supplier relationships, ordering processes and stock control systems
Implementing HACCP, allergen management and food safety procedures
Developing and maintaining kitchen operations manuals and systems
Reviewing sales, production and wastage data to improve efficiency and profitability




Creating a kitchen culture built around accountability, quality and teamwork
Your Skills and Experience
We are looking for an experienced Head Chef or senior kitchen leader who understands that successful production kitchens are built on structure, planning and consistency.
To be successful, you will have:
Proven experience managing a central, production or multi-site kitchen operation
Robust organisational and planning skills
Experience opening a current venue or kitchen and building systems from scratch
Proven ability to manage food costs, recipes, stock, labour, yields and wastage
Strong leadership skills with experience recruiting, training and developing kitchen teams
Sound knowledge of HACCP, allergen management and Australian food safety requirements
A Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent
Current Food Safety Supervisor certification
The ability to confidently manage a 5am start, five days per week
A genuine desire to build an efficient, high-performing kitchen operation
Your Benefits and Rewards
$85,000 - $100,000 + Superannuation, depending on experience
Monday-Friday roster - NO WEEKENDS, 5am starts
Opportunity to build a kitchen team from the ground up
Genuine input into menus, systems, processes and kitchen setup
Responsibility across a multi-venue production operation
Career growth within a growing hospitality group
If you're an experienced Head Chef looking for the chance to lead a serious operation while getting your weekends back, this could be the role for you.
Consultant
Reference number: *******
Profession:Hospitality & TourismChefs/Cooks
Company: Frontline Recruitment
Date posted: 3rd Sep, ****
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📌 Head Chef - Central Production Kitchen (Queensland)
🏢 Frontline Recruitment Group
📍 Queensland