Lenox Avenue, Adelaide's East End all-day dining, licensed café, bar and live music venue, is looking for an experienced Head Chef to lead our kitchen at 278a Rundle Street. If you can run a busy kitchen, love bold American Asian fusion flavours and want to put your stamp on a menu that works from breakfast through to dinner, we want to hear from you.
What you'll do
- Lead and run the kitchen across breakfast, lunch and dinner service
- Cook and develop American Asian fusion dishes, with input into seasonal menu changes and specials
- Manage food costs, ordering, stock control, supplier relationships and wastage
- Roster, train and mentor the kitchen team, setting a high standard for consistency and presentation
- Maintain food safety, hygiene and compliance standards
- Work closely with front of house and the bar team to keep service smooth, including on live music nights What we're looking for
- Proven experience as a Head Chef or senior Sous Chef,
running a kitchen in a busy venue
- Robust background in Asian and American cuisine, with creativity in fusion cooking
- Confidence working across all day parts, with flexibility for weekdays, weekends and evenings
- Experience with menu costing, rostering and managing kitchen staff
- Cert III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent qualification (preferred)
- Excellent knowledge of food safety and kitchen compliance
- Calm under pressure, organised and a natural leader
- Valid Australian work rights What you'll get
- Competitive pay of [salary / hourly rate]
- Full-time position with real ownership of the kitchen
- Creative input into the menu
- A supportive team in the heart of the East End
- Room to grow with a multi-venue brand Pay: $80,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year Work