Chef de Partie - Rydges Pit Lane Tailem Bend | Casual

EVT Limited; Mount Barker; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off dining & stays across EVT lodg

Movie tickets & cinema discounts

Seasonal perks at Thredbo

Rapid career growth

Paid parental leave

Job summary

EVT Limited is seeking a Chef de Partie at Rydges Pit Lane Tailem Bend in South Australia. You will produce high-quality dishes, manage sauces and ingredients, and work closely with kitchen and service teams to uphold standards.

Join a Daymaker culture with a focus on growth, collaboration, and hospitality excellence across EVT's hotel network. Apply to contribute to memorable dining experiences for guests.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Chef de Partie highly regarded.
• Solid understanding of food preparation, cooking techniques and kitchen operations.
• A passion for quality produce and thoughtful, well executed dishes.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Commitment to high standards of hygiene, safety and presentation.
• A collaborative mindset and a genuine love of hospitality.
• Clear communication skills and a proactive, can do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality dishes across all services in line with hotel standards.
• Prepare sauces, soups, hot dishes, salads, sandwiches, desserts and specialty items.
• Maintain strong recipe knowledge and follow standard recipes for all menu items.
• Uphold portion control, quality control and waste minimisation practices.
• Monitor food storage, rotation and cleanliness to meet hotel and WH&S standards.
• Work with the kitchen and service teams in a collaborative, respectful way, complying with all operational policies, procedures and safety guidelines.

Skills

Chef de Partie exp

Food prep knowledge

Quality produce passion

Organisational skills

Hygiene & safety

Hospitality mindset

Clear communication

Job description

About EVT: Rydges Pit Lane Tailem Bend is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers: each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

Proudly owned and operated in Australia and New Zealand, Rydges offers refreshingly local stays in city, regional and resort-style hotels. We’re not just in the neighbourhood, we’re part of it. Every hotel is designed for ease, connection and quality. From check-in to check-out, our local heroes bring a can-do attitude and “too easy” service. Whether it’s for work or a well-earned break, our place feels like home with the charm of somewhere new. Join us to help make every moment memorable.

EVT has an endless range of roles and career paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you’re in, there are no limits on where your career could take you.

About the hotel: Rydges Pit Lane Tailem Bend is part of The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, about an hour from Adelaide. The hotel has 100 guest rooms, many overlooking the main circuit, plus an on-site restaurant and bar. Its function spaces host everything from small board meetings to events of up to 500 guests.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high quality dishes across all services in line with hotel standards
• Prepare sauces, soups, hot dishes, salads, sandwiches, desserts and specialty items
• Maintain strong recipe knowledge and follow standard recipes for all menu items
• Uphold portion control, quality control and waste minimisation practices
• Monitor food storage, rotation and cleanliness to meet hotel and WH&S standards
• Work with the kitchen and service teams in a collaborative, respectful way, complying with all operational policies, procedures and safety guidelines

What You’ll Bring

• Previous experience as a Chef de Partie highly regarded
• Solid understanding of food preparation, cooking techniques and kitchen operations
• A passion for quality produce and thoughtful, well executed dishes
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Commitment to high standards of hygiene, safety and presentation
• A collaborative mindset and a genuine love of hospitality
• Clear communication skills and a proactive, can do attitude

How You Work

• Daymaker ethos: no one’s too big for the small things.
• Resilient and solutions-focused: stays calm, moves fast.
• Growth mindset: learns, shares, and levels up others.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels, no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets plus discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel and entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community and volunteering opportunities.

Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in, so don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.