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
Robust 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.

Perks
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 valuable ideas can actually be implemented
Supportive management team
Staff meals and benefits
Long-term opportunity as the business grows

📌 Head Chef Carlton
🏢 Kaprica
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