About us
HBH Group runs a growing group of hospitality venues across Brisbane’s north, including Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Sandgate, Gorilla Grind Café and Food Trucks, and Deux M Wine Bar and Café. We’re now opening a new central commercial production kitchen in Brendale to handle bulk prep for all our venues. This is a new role, and you’ll help shape it from day one.
The role
As Production Head Chef, you’ll lead the kitchen that supplies our venues. You’ll make sure every batch is consistent, safe, costed correctly and delivered on time. You’ll work closely with our venue head chefs and managers to plan production around each venue’s needs.
What you’ll do
- Plan and run daily production, including bulk prep, batching and portioning
- Develop, standardise and document recipes, specs and yields
- Lead, train and motivate the production team
- Build and manage rosters within labour budgets
- Manage stock, ordering and receiving, and keep waste to a minimum
- Keep food safety, labelling and HACCP standards in place
- Help set up the systems,
processes and workflows for a brand new kitchen
What you’ll bring
- Proven experience in production or high-volume food preparation
- Strong batching, recipe development and costing skills
- Solid leadership experience running a kitchen team
- Rostering and labour management experience
- Well organised, reliable and focused on consistency
- Able to start early and work shift work
- Trade qualification (Certificate III or IV in Commercial Cookery)
- Food Safety Supervisor certificate, or willingness to get one
Why join us
- A rare chance to build a production kitchen from the ground up
- Mostly early starts, with more regular hours than a typical restaurant kitchen
- Be part of a growing hospitality group with room to progress
- Market-competitive salary, based on experience
How to apply
Send your resume and a short cover letter explaining why you’re the right person to lead our production kitchen to
[email protected]
📌 Production Head Chef (Brendale)
🏢 HBH Group Pty
📍 Brendale