Job Description
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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, productive 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.
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Leading, supervising and training the kitchen team
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Maintaining consistent food quality, presentation and service times
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Managing food costs, stock control, ordering and wastage
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Preparing fair and commercially responsible kitchen rosters
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Maintaining food‐safety, hygiene, allergen and cleaning standards
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Coordinating effectively with the owner, management and front‐of‐house team
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Reporting staffing, supplier, equipment and operational issues promptly
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Managing kitchen performance within approved budgets
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Attending all scheduled management meetings
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Providing reliable opening, closing and service handovers
About you n
Previous experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or senior kitchen leader




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Strong leadership and communication skills
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Excellent stock, ordering, costing and wastage‐control experience
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A fair and consistent approach to staff rostering
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Sound knowledge of food‐safety and allergen requirements
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The ability to remain organised during busy services
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A dependable, accountable and team‐focused attitude
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Appropriate commercial cookery qualifications or equivalent experience
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Full Australian working rights
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Above‐award wages
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A permanent full‐time position
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A hands‐on leadership role with genuine responsibility
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A supportive and approachable owner and management team
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The opportunity to contribute to menus and improve kitchen operations
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Clear expectations, open communication and a professional workplace
About us n
Juan Fifty Mexican Bar & Kitchen is located in Alexandra Headland, Queensland.
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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