Chef | Virgin Australia Lounge - Brisbane

Trippas White Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff meals

Travel allowance

Airline industry benefits

Job summary

Trippas White Group is seeking a Casual Chef to work within the Virgin Australia Lounges at Brisbane Domestic Airport. You will prepare and serve high-quality food, uphold guest expectations, and contribute to menu development in premium lounge environments.

This casual role requires 2+ years in fine dining or premium hospitality, strong food hygiene knowledge, and reliable transport. Flexible availability including early mornings is essential for a 7-day roster.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in fine dining, premium hospitality, or high‑end hotel service.
• Sound knowledge of food preparation and service standards.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Impeccable presentation and grooming.
• Solid understanding of OH&S and food hygiene practices.
• You own transport.
• Flexible availability, including early morning starts (from approximately 3:30 am) across a 7‑day roster.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving high-quality food in the Virgin Australia Lounge.
• Ensuring all food items meet and exceed guest expectations.
• Assisting with menu development and refinement (Beyond Lounge).
• Maintaining immaculate food presentation standards.
• Ensuring kitchen hygiene, food safety, and OH&S compliance at all times.

Skills

Fine dining

Premium hospitality

OH&S compliance

Food hygiene

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Job description

• Staffmeals and travel allowance

We are currently seeking an exceptional Casual Chef with aprofessional manner to work within the Virgin Australia Lounges at BrisbaneDomestic Airport.

We are on a quest to find true hospitality professionals torepresent Trippas White Group and Virgin Australia. Working within our premiumairport lounge environments, your passion for food, attention to detail, andself-motivated attitude will support and drive the team to meet and exceed theexpectations of Virgin Australia and its valued guests.

This is a rare opportunity to represent an iconic Australianbrand within both a premium à la carte dining environment and a high-qualitylounge service setting.

The Role

This position will work across two lounge environments:

• VirginAustralia Lounge – Supporting simpler food preparation and servicealigned with the lounge offering

As a casual role, shifts will vary week to week and mayinclude a range of start times and days.

This is a casual position, with the potential for ongoing orpermanent employment for a high-performing and reliable team member, subject tooperational requirements.

Your key duties will include:

• Preparingand serving high-quality food in the Virgin Australia Lounge
• Ensuringall food items meet and exceed guest expectations
• Assistingwith menu development and refinement (Beyond Lounge)
• Maintainingimmaculate food presentation standards
• Ensuringkitchen hygiene, food safety, and OH&S compliance at all times

In order to hit the ground running, you will have:

• Minimumof 2 years' experience in fine dining, premium hospitality, or high-endhotel service
• Soundknowledge of food preparation and service standards
• Stronginterpersonal and communication skills
• Impeccablepresentation and grooming
• Solidunderstanding of OH&S and food hygiene practices
• CertificateIII in Commercial Cookery
• Yourown transport
• Flexibleavailability, including early morning starts (from approximately 3:30 am)across a 7-day roster

Benefits and Culture

• Opportunityto work across premium and high-profile lounge environments
• Developand grow your culinary skills
• Workfor a global brand in exclusive airport venues
• Supportive,inclusive, and professional team culture
• Competitivehourly rates
• Greatstaff perks, including airline industry benefits
• Safe,well-established working environment

TWG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encouragesIndigenous Australians to apply.