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
Explicit expectations, open communication and a professional 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 (Queensland)
🏢 Juan Fifty
📍 Queensland