Head Pitmaster & Chef | Own the Smoke, Own the Menu

Wollongong Smokehouse Pty Ltd – Wollongong NSW

Some food is just fuel. Ours is the reason people turn up.

At 2 Smoking Barrels, we do American BBQ, and we do it well. Every cut is smoked in-house, low and slow, over a fire that needs someone who understands it and respects it. Birthdays, wedding days, a Friday night with a cold beer, the food that leaves our kitchen is the centrepiece of moments people remember. We seat around 100 in Wollongong, and our food truck plus catering take the same food to sites, events and weddings across the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and into Sydney.

We're looking for a Head Pitmaster & Chef to lead that kitchen. Not to maintain it, but to build it through your management and leadership skills plus a drive for continual improvement. Smoking experience is a nice to have in this role as we can teach you to smoke, but we cant teach the characteristics that make a good leader.

The prospect

Some food is just fuel. Ours is the reason people turn up.

At 2 Smoking Barrels, we do American BBQ, and we do it well. Every cut is smoked in-house, low and slow, over a fire that needs someone who understands it and respects it. Birthdays, wedding days, a Friday night with a cold beer, the food that leaves our kitchen is the centrepiece of moments people remember. We seat around 100 in Wollongong, and our food truck plus catering take the same food to sites, events and weddings across the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and into Sydney.

We're looking for a Head Pitmaster & Chef to lead that kitchen. Not to maintain it, but to build it through your management and leadership skills plus a drive for continual improvement. Smoking experience is a nice to have in this role as we can teach you to smoke, but we cant teach the characteristics that make a good leader.

Imagine this

The smokers are rolling. The pass is set. Your team is looking to you,



and they're ready to follow someone who raises the standard every day. You build the menu and own the ordering. You decide what great looks like on the plate, and then you guide your team to deliver it, service after service.

You won't be doing it alone. You have a trained 2IC who knows the kitchen and runs the pit, a venue manager looking after the floor, and an owner who gives clear direction and backs you. And as 2 Smoking Barrels grows, there's room for you to grow with it, whether that be as an executive chef across multiple venues or taking on more responsibility at the current venue. This isnt a normal head chef ad because were building something that isnt normal!

If you've been waiting for a kitchen worth putting your name on, get in contact with us!

The role

- Oversee the smoker and own the pass, and set the standard for every plate.
- Build and cost menus for the venue, truck and catering. As long as its American BBQ, you can do it.
- Own ordering, maintain and grow supplier relationships, food cost and GP.
- Lead, develop and inspire the kitchen team
- Influence everything that 2 Smoking Barrels is known for.

Non Negotiables

- Have 3+ years experience running a kitchen and be able to prove it.
- Have led a kitchen team and can point to people you’ve developed
- Know your food cost and GP numbers and what moves them
- Want to grow with a business, not just hold down a job
- Available to work weekends and week days!

What you get

- Starting salary range of 85-95k plus superannuation, with uncapped potential to earn more as you grow with the company.
- To be a part of a team that cares about what they do and has the drive the be better every day.
- The creative freedom to develop and change the menu keeping it aligned to American BBQ.
- Full time role with weekends included
- A clear growth path as the business grows.

Who this isn’t for

If you just want to cook and avoid the numbers, or just manage and avoid the kitchen, this isn’t the job for you. We need someone who wants both.

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📌 Head Pitmaster & Chef | Own the Smoke, Own the Menu (Wollongong)
🏢 Wollongong Smokehouse
📍 Wollongong