An established and highly regarded restaurant in Noosa is seeking an experienced and driven Head Chef to lead its kitchen team.

Operating seven days a week across breakfast, lunch and dinner, this is a busy, high-volume venue with a strong reputation for quality food, consistent service and an excellent guest experience.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a strong culinary leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, understands the commercial side of running a successful kitchen and knows how to build, develop and retain a high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead a large kitchen team across breakfast, lunch and dinner services
- Maintain high standards of food quality, consistency and presentation
- Oversee menu development and seasonal menu changes
- Manage food costs, stock control, ordering and wastage
- Manage kitchen labour costs and rostering
- Recruit, train, mentor and develop kitchen staff
- Maintain strong WHS, food safety and compliance standards
- Build a positive, professional and accountable kitchen culture





About You We are looking for a chef who combines robust culinary ability with proven leadership and commercial kitchen management experience.

Ideally, you will have:

- Previous experience as a Head Chef or experienced Senior Sous Chef
- Experience within a high-volume 200+ seat restaurant or venue
- Strong food costing, stock control and kitchen financial management skills
- Proven experience leading and developing large kitchen teams
- Experience with recruitment, rostering and labour management
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- A calm and professional approach during high-volume services
- Strong knowledge of WHS, food safety and kitchen compliance
- A genuine commitment to developing a positive and high-performing kitchen culture

What's on Offer
- Competitive salary package
- Performance-based annual bonus
- No split shifts
- Supportive and experienced ownership and management
- Accommodation available

If you are an experienced Head Chef, or a strong Senior Sous Chef ready to take the next step, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Head Chef - Sunshine Coast - Relocation (Brisbane)
🏢 Squad Recruitment
📍 Brisbane