Start your chef career somewhere a little different.

At Brinsmead Farm, home to Tropical Fruit World and Plantation House, your apprenticeship doesn’t begin at the kitchen door. You’ll learn where great food actually starts.

This is a unique prospect to complete your chef apprenticeship while gaining hands-on experience across our working tropical fruit farm and commercial hospitality kitchens.

One day on the farm. One day at TAFE. The rest in the kitchen.

You’ll work alongside our experienced kitchen team, developing the practical skills you need to become a qualified chef while learning about fresh, seasonal produce from the ground up.

What you’ll learn

As an Apprentice Chef, you’ll gain hands-on experience in:

- Food preparation and professional cooking techniques

- Plating, presentation and service

- Working with fresh and seasonal produce

- Food safety, hygiene and kitchen operations

- Menu preparation and development

- Café, restaurant, functions and event catering

- Understanding where produce comes from and how it is grown

- Working efficiently as part of a professional kitchen team

Your apprenticeship will combine practical workplace training with TAFE study as you work towards a nationally recognised chef qualification.

What does our ideal candidate look like?

You don’t need years of kitchen experience. We’re looking for someone with the right attitude and a genuine desire to build a career as a chef.

Our ideal apprentice will:

- Have a genuine interest in food, cooking and learning where ingredients come from

- Be enthusiastic, reliable and ready to learn

- Enjoy working as part of a busy,



supportive team

- Take pride in doing things properly, from preparation and presentation to cleaning and food safety

- Be comfortable learning both in the kitchen and out on the farm

- Be willing to attend TAFE and commit to completing their apprenticeship

- Be available to work across a hospitality roster, including weekends and public holidays

- Bring a positive attitude, curiosity and willingness to have a go

Previous kitchen experience is welcome, but it isn’t essential. Attitude, reliability and commitment are much more important to us.

School leavers and people looking to start their first real career in food are strongly encouraged to apply.

Why Brinsmead Farm?

This isn’t your typical chef apprenticeship.

Brinsmead Farm is home to Tropical Fruit World and Plantation House, giving you the opportunity to experience food and hospitality in a genuinely unique environment.

You’ll learn about food from farm to plate, work with an incredible variety of tropical and seasonal produce, gain experience across different areas of hospitality, and develop practical skills that will stay with you throughout your career.

You’ll be paid while you learn, gain real industry experience and work towards becoming a qualified chef.

Most importantly, you’ll join a team that wants to see you learn, develop and succeed.

Ready to start your career?

If you love food, enjoy working with your hands and are ready to learn a trade that can take you anywhere, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now through SEEK and tell us a little about yourself and why you’d like to become a chef.

📌 Apprentice Chef | Farm-to-Plate Apprenticeship (Duranbah)
🏢 Tropical Fruit World
📍 Duranbah