As Head Chef at Juan Fifty Mexican Bar and Kitchen, you will lead our kitchen team and take responsibility for the consistent delivery of quality food, efficient service and a positive kitchen culture. This is a hands‑on leadership role for a chef who takes pride in their work, communicates openly and understands that strong kitchen management requires teamwork, fairness and accountability.

Key responsibilities

Leading, supervising and training the kitchen team

Maintaining consistent food quality, presentation and service times

Managing food costs, stock control, ordering and wastage

Preparing fair and commercially responsible kitchen rosters

Maintaining food‑safety, hygiene, allergen and cleaning standards

Coordinating effectively with the owner, management and front‑of‑house team

Reporting staffing, supplier, equipment and operational issues promptly

Managing kitchen performance within approved budgets

Attending all scheduled management meetings

Providing reliable opening, closing and service handovers

About you

Previous experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or senior kitchen leader





Strong leadership and communication skills

Excellent stock, ordering, costing and wastage‑control experience

A fair and consistent approach to staff rostering

Sound knowledge of food‑safety and allergen requirements

The ability to remain organised during busy services

A dependable, accountable and team‑focused attitude

Appropriate commercial cookery qualifications or equivalent experience

Full Australian working rights

Above‑award wages

A permanent full‑time position

A hands‑on leadership role with genuine responsibility

A supportive and approachable owner and management team

The opportunity to contribute to menus and improve kitchen operations

Clear expectations, open communication and a skilled workplace

About us

Juan Fifty Mexican Bar & Kitchen is located in Alexandra Headland, Queensland.

If this sounds like the kind of team you'd love to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.

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📌 Head Chef (Sunshine Coast Regional)
🏢 Juan Fifty
📍 Sunshine Coast Regional