Autonomous CDP Chef — Creative Menu Innovator

Ovolo Hotels Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel benefits

Wellbeing programmes

Career opportunities

Creative license

Entrepreneurial environment

Job summary

Ovolo Hotels Group is seeking a CDP Chef to join our Brisbane kitchen. You will lead a hands-on team, drive mise en place, and ensure impeccable food quality across service. You will collaborate on menu development, train staff, and uphold WHS standards in a fast-paced environment.

With a focus on teamwork, creativity, and guest satisfaction, you will contribute to a premium dining experience in Australia’s Brisbane city and support our global brand wherever possible.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' work experience at CDP level or Senior Demi Chef.
• Mise en place and teamwork are key to a successful service.
• Strive for consistency and balance in every dish.

Responsibilities

• Assist in menu planning, implementation and execution.
• Control food preparation and wastage for your section.
• Lead by example as a hands-on chef with QA and high standards.
• Develop through innovative menu planning and maintain high food standards.
• Establish and maintain effective team relationships at all times.
• Bring your on-trend ideas and new dishes to enhance offerings.
• Ensure knowledge of WHS and efficient kitchen processes.
• Train and mentor kitchen staff to perform at peak.

Skills

Team leadership

Menu planning

Food hygiene

Quality assurance

Pressure management

Education

CDP Chef qualification

Senior Demi Chef experience

Job description

Founded in 2010, we’re an independently owned and operated lifestyle brand with hotels & restaurants across Hong Kong, Australia, and Indonesia. Over the years we’ve grown exponentially, both in size and confidence. But our attitude towards our guests and our passion for what Ovolo stands for remains as strong as ever. We’ve never been afraid to be ourselves, to zig when the others zag, to be creative and spontaneous, and to stand out from the crowd. It’s what we’re famous for. It’s what we love.

Our mission is to share happiness. With bright eyes and even brighter minds, we create the kind of good vibrations that carry far and wide. Across continents and overseas. Throughout hotel lobbies and beyond. It’s everywhere you look. Places filled with a special kind of sparkle that keeps people coming back for more.

And want to know what makes Ovolo more special, more unique, and more original than all the rest? Our people. Just the way they are. At Ovolo, we want you to be yourself. It’s what keeps us from swimming in the ‘sea of sameness '. That’s why here we’ve ditched the tired old ‘corporate scripts’ and empowered our people to speak from the heart. Characters and mavericks, come one, come all. We’re after you with all your you-ness.

The Kazza - Above Rooftop

ABOVE is Brisbane’s ultimate rooftop destination. An all-day oasis that transforms from a relaxed poolside lounge to an elevated evening experience. Inspired by the rooftop bars of Beirut yet grounded in the casual comfort of the Fortitude Valley, it’s a place that welcomes creatives, weekend wanderers, date-night duos, and the cool neighbours.

The Gig

Your Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To

• Assisting in menu planning, implementation, and execution
• Controlling food preparation and managing wastage for your section
• Leading by example as a hands-on-chef with excellent quality assurance and standards
• Assisting in the development through innovative and original menu planning and maintenance of high food standards
• Establishing and maintaining effective employee working relationships at all times
• You will enjoy being on tools and bringing our creations to life
• Bring your on-trend ideas, new dishes, new concepts and new menus to make our food offering the best in the area
• Good knowledge of WHS, food hygiene and efficient kitchen processes
• Your team thinks you're absolutely fabulous and you LOVE to train your peeps
• You work fantastically under pressure, are cucumber cool and a natural-born leader who gets things done
• You love the face-to-face guest experience and LOVE getting to know your guests
  
  

About You

At Ovolo, we are all about YOU. We provide a fun and exciting environment, and all we ask is that you give us your dedication to our brand and, most importantly, your team! This is a full-time position. As our CDP Chef, you will thrive on the pressure of the Kitchen, understanding that mise en place and teamwork are key to a successful service. You will continuously strive for perfection in every dish, always ensuring consistency and balance. You will ideally have a minimum of 4 years' work experience at a CDP level or Senior Demi Chef, looking to take the next step in your career.

What You'll Get...

• Well, there's the chance to shine in a brilliant team environment in Australia, Hong Kong and now Indonesia – bring your personality and sense of fun to work and the most amazing team to work with.
• Whether it's career opportunities, job enrichment or a supportive work environment, if you are ready for this challenge, then we are ready for you
• Receive Hotel benefits in rooms and our fabulous F&B outlets
• Stay Fit and Fabulous; be involved in our Wellbeing Programmes
• Develop relationships and make a difference to other people’s lives through our Community Programme
• Autonomous role with oodles of creative license & chance to showcase your entrepreneurial talent
  
  

Apply now!