Master Charcutier | Charcuterie Specialist

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional Master Charcutier to lead the next evolution of a distinctive premium charcuterie range within an established Australian food business.

This is a highly specialised appointment.

We are looking to revamp and significantly expand our charcuterie program, increasing the sophistication of our range and substantially broadening our technical and production capability.

We are seeking someone who is already recognised as a subject matter expert in charcuterie and who will become the business’s principal authority in this discipline.

The successful candidate will be responsible for elevating and expanding our existing charcuterie range, introducing new products and techniques, and building a dedicated specialist team to strengthen and expand our capability in this area.

This is not a conventional restaurant Chef position, nor does it involve responsibility for managing the broader Production Kitchen.

Your focus will be charcuterie.

We are looking for someone with an outstanding professional reputation, deep technical expertise and a career that demonstrates genuine mastery of the craft.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to take an established premium range and help define what it becomes next.

What You Will Do

- Lead the development and evolution of our specialist charcuterie program

- Review, refine and elevate our existing premium product range

- Develop new products, recipes, techniques and flavour profiles

- Produce exceptional artisan charcuterie, including pâtés, terrines, sausages, cured meats, smoked products and other specialist items

- Introduce traditional and contemporary techniques that expand our charcuterie capability

- Work confidently across curing, smoking, fermentation, emulsification, cooking and preservation

- Apply deep technical knowledge of meat, fat, seasoning, cultures, curing agents and production methodology

- Establish detailed recipes, specifications, production standards and processes

- Set and maintain exacting standards across flavour, texture, consistency and presentation

- Work with premium cuts, whole muscles and specialist raw materials

- Improve yields and product utilisation without compromising quality

- Maintain rigorous HACCP, food safety, traceability and hygiene standards

- Collaborate with chefs,



butchers and production specialists across the broader business

- Build, train and develop a dedicated specialist charcuterie team

- Transfer specialist knowledge and technical capability as the team and range expand

- Establish a charcuterie function capable of continuing to grow in scale, sophistication and reputation

About You

We are deliberately setting a very high bar for this appointment.

We are not simply looking for a Chef who has worked with charcuterie. We are looking for someone whose career, reputation and body of work demonstrate genuine expertise in the discipline.

You may have developed your craft within renowned charcuteries, butcheries, restaurants, hotels, artisan producers, meat businesses or specialist food operations in Australia or internationally.

You will ideally bring:

- Significant professional experience specialising in charcuterie

- A highly regarded professional background and reputation within your field

- Demonstrated mastery of cured, cooked, smoked and fermented meat products

- Deep technical knowledge of traditional and contemporary charcuterie

- Exceptional knowledge of meat, fat selection, seasoning, curing, fermentation and preservation

- Strong butchery fundamentals and a deep understanding of different cuts and their applications

- A proven ability to create distinctive products rather than simply execute established recipes

- Experience building technical capability in others through training, mentoring and knowledge transfer

- Robust knowledge of HACCP and the food safety requirements associated with specialist meat production

- Exceptional attention to detail and consistency

- An uncompromising approach to craftsmanship and product quality

- The creativity and technical confidence to critically assess an established range and materially elevate it

Formal culinary qualifications are highly regarded, although expertise, reputation,



career pedigree and demonstrated results will ultimately carry greater weight.

International candidates with outstanding backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Opportunity

We are making a significant investment in the future of our charcuterie program.

Rather than simply filling an existing position, we are looking for the right specialist to rethink the program, expand the range, introduce new capability and build a specialist team around their expertise.

You will have the opportunity to assess what we currently do, preserve what is exceptional, challenge what can be improved and introduce products and techniques that take the range considerably further.

As the program develops, we intend to invest in additional specialist resources working under your technical direction, allowing you to build and develop a team capable of producing the range to an exceptional standard.

We offer:

- A highly competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and reputation

- The opportunity to become the specialist authority for an established premium charcuterie range

- Significant influence over the future direction of the program

- The opportunity to build and develop a specialist charcuterie team

- Access to exceptional meat and premium raw ingredients

- Scope to develop genuinely distinctive new products

- An environment that values technical excellence, craftsmanship and innovation

- Long-term opportunity as our charcuterie capability continues to expand

- Visa sponsorship may be available for the right international candidate, subject to eligibility

How to Apply

Apply through SEEK with your CV and a brief introduction outlining your professional background in charcuterie.

We want to understand more than where you have worked.

Tell us about the products you have created, the techniques you specialise in, the producers or establishments that have shaped your career, and what distinguishes your work within the field.

Where available, we also welcome portfolios, photographs, media coverage, awards or other examples of your work.

Applications will be treated confidentially.

Further information regarding the business, existing range and ambitions for the program will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Recruitment agency applications will not be considered.

📌 Charcuterie Lead | Master Charcutier (Sydney)
🏢 Important Group
📍 Sydney