About the role

You will take ownership of the day-to-day running of the kitchen at Kaprica, an established neighbourhood Italian restaurant on Grattan Street in Carlton. This is a hands-on Head Chef position where you will lead from the kitchen rather than managing everything from an office.

Key responsibilities

- Lead and develop the kitchen team

- Run service and maintain consistency across every dish

- Train, mentor and manage kitchen staff

- Manage ordering, stock levels and supplier relationships

- Monitor food costs, wastage and kitchen labour

- Maintain food safety, organisation and cleanliness

- Work with ownership on menu development and seasonal changes

- Maintain Kaprica's existing food identity while continually improving execution

- Build systems that make the kitchen organised, consistent and efficient

About you

- Previous experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or senior chef in a busy restaurant

- Strong understanding of Italian cooking





- Experience with pizza and pasta highly regarded

- Strong organisational and kitchen management skills

- Understanding of food cost, labour and stock control

- Ability to train and develop a team

- High standards without creating unnecessary drama

- Ability to stay calm and organised during a busy service

- Reliability and accountability

About us

Kaprica is an established neighbourhood Italian restaurant built around simple food, valuable produce, pizza, pasta, music and relaxed hospitality.

Benefits

- Genuine opportunity to take ownership of an established Carlton restaurant kitchen

- Input into menus and the future direction of the food

- A small independent hospitality business where good ideas can actually be implemented

- Supportive management team

- Staff meals and benefits

- Long-term opportunity as the business grows

📌 Head Chef (Carlton)
🏢 Kaprica
📍 Carlton