Executive Chef - Multi-Outlet Hotel Kitchen Leader

EVT Limited; City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining & stays discount

Movie discounts

Seasonal perks at Thredbo

Career growth

Parental leave

Community volunteering

Job summary

EVT Limited, operating at Rydges Kalgoorlie, is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead a multi-outlet kitchen in a high-volume environment. You’ll own daily kitchen operations, maintain quality, and drive performance.

You’ll manage costings, menus, staff rosters, and food safety, collaborating with F&B managers to deliver memorable guest experiences across EVT’s hotels and venues. The role offers a full-time permanent position with opportunities for rapid career growth and

Qualifications

• Proven Executive Chef in a multi-outlet hotel, resort or high-volume F&B.
• Track record of hitting food and labour cost budgets.
• Hands-on leadership: hiring, rostering and coaching teams.
• Deep knowledge of food safety, hygiene and OH&S.
• Strong stakeholder skills across F&B and management.
• Curiosity about menu trends and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen operations across all outlets.
• Approve prepared items and enforce recipes and specs.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and OH&S standards.
• Inspect equipment and stock areas for cleanliness and function.
• Roster and manage kitchen staff to match service demand.
• Hire, train and supervise chefs and kitchen hands.
• Lead a cohesive, productive kitchen team.
• Coordinate with F&B managers to ensure service flow.
• Deliver kitchen food and labour costs in line with budget.
• Monitor stock usage and rotate supplies effectively.
• Report against financial targets; adjust rosters and orders.
• Anticipate guest needs and resolve issues in real time.
• Stay current on menu trends and introduce new ideas.
• Represent the kitchen in meetings and cross-venue collaboration.

Skills

Executive Chef experience

People leadership

Menu planning

Cost control

Food safety knowledge

Facilities & equipment oversight

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Trade qualification in commercial cookery

Food safety certification

Job description

About EVT: Rydges Kalgoorlie 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 - because 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 careers 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’s no limits on where your career could take you.

Key Responsibilities:
• Own the day-to-day running of all kitchen sections, ensuring every dish leaving the pass meets EVT's quality and consistency standards
• Approve all prepared food items before service and enforce standard recipes and production specs across every outlet
• Maintain food safety, hygiene, and OH&S compliance across all storage, prep, and service areas
• Inspect equipment, supplies, and work areas regularly for cleanliness and functionality
• Roster and staff all kitchen sections to match service demand, adjusting quickly when volumes shift
• Hire, train, and supervise chefs, cooks, and kitchen hands; delegate clearly to chefs of lower grade
• Build a kitchen team that works productively and harmoniously, addressing underperformance early and celebrating wins
• Liaise daily with chefs, the F&B Manager, and outlet supervisors to keep restaurant and banquet service running smoothly
• Deliver kitchen food and labour costs in line with budget
• Control consumption of operating supplies and monitor stock rotation across all storage facilities
• Track and report against financial targets, adjusting rosters and ordering to protect margin
• Anticipate and resolve guest needs and complaints in real time
• Stay current on menu trends and evolving recipes, bringing fresh ideas back into the kitchen
• Represent the kitchen professionally across all departments and in scheduled management meetings

What You’ll Bring:
• Proven experience as an Executive Chef in a multi-outlet hotel, resort, or high-volume F&B environment
• A track record of hitting food and labour cost budgets, not just producing great food
• Hands-on people leadership - you've hired, trained, rostered, and managed a diverse kitchen brigade, and you deal with underperformance directly rather than avoiding it
• Deep working knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and OH&S requirements, and the discipline to enforce them daily
• Strong stakeholder skills - you can work across F&B, front-of-house, and management without friction
• A trade qualification in commercial cookery (or equivalent) and current food safety certification
• Genuine curiosity about menu trends and a habit of bringing new ideas into your kitchen rather than running the same menu on repeat
• The composure to run a high-pressure service while keeping your team calm, on task, and working as one unit

Additional Information:

• Full-time, Permanent Opportunity

How You Work:
• Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
• Inclusive leader — values diverse perspectives; builds belonging.

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 – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

Police Check Acknowledgement
Please note that the successful candidate for this position will be required to undergo and satisfactorily pass a criminal record check as part of the recruitment process.

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Join Rydges Kalgoorlie and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.

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

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