Executive Chef

NOVOTEL; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Novotel Perth Murray Street in Perth is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the culinary direction of Miss Mi and the hotel dining portfolio. You will own the culinary strategy and drive performance across conferencing, events and restaurant service.

You will inspire and develop Heartists in the kitchen, ensure outstanding quality and creativity, and manage food cost, purchasing, margins and productivity to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Executive Chef, Head Chef or senior culinary leader in quality hospitality.
• Genuine Pan-Asian expertise with knowledge of flavours, ingredients and techniques.
• Strong financial acumen with P&L, food cost, labour and margins responsibility.
• Solid knowledge of food safety, HACCP and kitchen compliance.
• People-first leadership with experience developing talent and building high-performing teams.
• Commercial Cookery qualifications or equivalent credentials.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the culinary direction of Miss Mi and hotel dining across conferencing, events and restaurant service.
• Lead, inspire and develop Heartists, creating a high-performing kitchen culture.
• Drive quality, consistency and creativity across all dining outlets and hotel events.
• Own the numbers—food cost, labour, purchasing, margins and productivity.
• Develop menus balancing creativity, authenticity and commercial performance.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene, HACCP and WHS standards.

Skills

Pan-Asian cuisine

Leadership

Financial acumen

HACCP & WHS

People development

Education

Commercial Cookery qualifications

Job description

\"Hospitality is a work of Heart\" at Novotel Perth Murray Street, part of the Accor Group, where our people are Heartists and we champion diversity with purpose and heartfelt care.

And, if we can have a tiny flex, Accor has been recognised as a 5-Star Employer of Choice by HRD Australia and New Zealand for four consecutive years (2023–2026). We love that for us.

Nestled in the heart of Perth CBD, Novotel Perth Murray Street is a contemporary 4.5-star, 431-room hotel offering premium accommodation, leisure facilities, conferencing, events and a seriously good food and beverage scene.

At the centre of our culinary identity is Miss Mi, our signature restaurant celebrating bold, vibrant Pan-Asian flavours through a contemporary lens.

We’re also no strangers to collecting a little silverware. Novotel Perth Murray Street was recognised as All Abilities Hotel and for Environmental Services at the 2026 AHA WA Accommodation Awards, building on our 2025 Superior Accommodation win.

Led by AHA WA Hall of Fame 2026 inductee Vice President Operations WA & TAS Nathan Frost, we’re proud to be setting the pace for hospitality in Western Australia.

Job Description

Reporting to our Director of Food & Beverage, we’re looking for an Executive Chef with serious Asian culinary credentials to lead the next chapter of our food story.

This is much bigger than running the pass. You’ll own the culinary direction and performance of Miss Mi while leading the wider kitchen operation across conferencing, events and hotel dining.

What’s on your plate?

• Own and evolve the culinary direction of Miss Mi, delivering a bold and contemporary Pan-Asian offering that genuinely hits.
• Lead, inspire and develop our kitchen Heartists, creating a high-performing culture people actually want to be part of.
• Drive quality, consistency and creativity across restaurant, conferencing, events and hotel dining.
• Own the numbers – food cost, labour, purchasing, margins, menu engineering, productivity and profitability. Because the food needs to be exceptional, but the math still needs to math.
• Develop menus that balance creativity, authenticity, seasonality and commercial performance.
• Keep food safety, hygiene, HACCP and WHS standards seriously on point.
• Partner with the Director of Food & Beverage and hotel leadership team to keep evolving the guest experience and F&B strategy.

Qualifications

The lore we need from you:

• Proven experience as an Executive Chef, Head Chef or accomplished senior culinary leader within a quality restaurant, hotel or high-volume hospitality environment.
• Genuine Pan-Asian culinary expertise is essential. We’re looking for someone with serious knowledge of Asian flavours, ingredients, techniques and contemporary cuisine.
• Strong financial acumen with a demonstrated understanding of P&L, food cost, labour, margins and the commercial realities of running a successful restaurant and kitchen.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, WHS and kitchen compliance.
• A people-first leadership style with experience developing talent, building strong teams and creating a kitchen culture where people can thrive.
• Commercial Cookery qualifications or equivalent culinary credentials.

Additional Information

Why become a Heartist?

Joining Accor is bigger than joining one hotel. You’ll become part of a global hospitality community with opportunities to learn, grow and take your career almost anywhere.

You’ll enjoy Heartist accommodation and food and beverage benefits across participating Accor hotels worldwide, learning and development opportunities, global career mobility and a workplace where individuality, diversity and belonging are celebrated.

And here’s the plot twist: sponsorship may be available.

For the right candidate, employer-sponsored visa opportunities may be available, subject to eligibility and Australian immigration requirements. So whether you’re already in Australia or you’re an experienced international culinary leader looking to make Perth your next move, we want to hear from you.

If Asian food is your love language, you know your way around both a kitchen and a P&L, and you believe great food starts with great people, this could be the one.

Bring the flavour. Bring the leadership. Bring the Heart.