Head Chef | Premium Restaurant

Lead a kitchen. Build on culture. Create something special.

An exciting new chapter awaits an experienced Head Chef ready to captain the kitchen of one of Sydney's premium dining destinations.

Backed by an established hospitality group with a reputation for exceptional restaurants, this is a rare chance to join a business that genuinely invests in its people. You'll inherit a well-equipped kitchen, established systems and a supportive leadership team, while having the autonomy to lead your brigade and make a lasting impact.

If you're passionate about mentoring chefs, running organised services and creating a positive kitchen culture, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead day-to-day kitchen operations while developing a relatively new brigade into a high-performing team.
You'll be supported by experienced executive leadership, allowing you to focus on what matters most; delivering exceptional food, developing people and running a commercially successful kitchen.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading all day-to-day kitchen operations
• Inspiring, mentoring and developing your brigade
• Driving a positive, accountable kitchen culture
• Managing service in a busy premium dining environment
• Rostering, labour management and food cost control
• Maintaining consistency, quality and presentation
• Working collaboratively with Front of House leadership
• Supporting the continued growth and success of the venue

About You
You'll bring experience from a premium restaurant environment and enjoy leading from the front. You'll ideally have:

• Proven leadership and people development skills
• Strong commercial understanding of labour, food costs and kitchen operations
• A calm, organised approach during busy services
• Passion for mentoring and building high-performing teams
• A genuine love of hospitality and quality produce

Most importantly, you're a collaborative leader who enjoys being on the tools, developing people and creating an environment where teams thrive.

What's On Offer

• $100,000 - $120,000 + Super
• 38-42 hour working week with paid overtime for every additional hour worked
• Closed Sundays
• Well-equipped, organised kitchen with a strong support from an experienced executive leadership team
• Family like, collaborative culture across the FOH & BOH team
• Opportunity to grow within an expanding hospitality group

This is more than just another Head Chef role, it's an opportunity to become the leader of a premium kitchen and help shape the future of an exciting hospitality business.

If you're ready to lead a talented brigade and continue building your career with one of Australia's most respected hospitality groups, we'd love to hear from you.