Executive Sous Chef

Endeavour Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts at Endeavour Group brands

Wellbeing programs

Learning & development opportunities

Benefits package

Job summary

Endeavour Group is seeking a State Executive Sous Chef to lead culinary excellence across South Australia’s pubs, based in Adelaide with intrastate travel. You will mentor Head Chefs, drive menu innovations, and optimise GP and labour metrics while upholding HACCP standards.

Your role includes leading recruitment, developing apprentices, managing supplier relationships, and championing safe, high-quality kitchen operations. A driver’s licence and trade qualification are essential.

Qualifications

• Trade qualified chef with current Driver's Licence and HACCP certifications.
• Proven multi-site experience managing high-volume kitchen operations ideally across pubs.
• Exceptional business acumen with a track record of driving GP, managing labour metrics, and achieving commercial targets.
• Inspiring people leader with coaching Head Chefs, guiding trainees, and building team capability.
• Skilled menu developer with knowledge of modern food trends, cooking practices, and recipe costing.
• Strong stakeholder communicator with time management skills and digital literacy.

Responsibilities

• Drive menu innovation by collaborating with Executive Chefs on seasonal, market-leading menus and promotional calendars.
• Optimise commercial performance across venues, owning gross profit, sales, labour, and productivity.
• Champion food safety standards through venue audits, HACCP compliance and continuous improvement.
• Lead succession planning, recruitment, onboarding, and apprentice training programmes.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure product consistency, allergen mapping, and menu cost-efficiency.
• Conduct hands-on launches, venue cook-offs, recipe validation, and kitchen reviews to maintain standards.
• Promote kitchen safety and wellbeing, overseeing return-to-work programmes and incident reporting.
• Assess equipment and prepare business cases for kitchen upgrades.

Skills

Multi-site leadership

Business acumen

People leadership

Menu development

Stakeholder communication

Driver's Licence

Education

Trade qualification - chef

Commercial food safety & HACCP certifications

Job description

About Us

Calling all experience creators!

Let"s go to the pub!” Chances are, it’s one of ours. The cornerstone of over 350 Australian communities, ALH owns and operates more pubs than anyone. In every community, the pub is where stories are made and retold. A place to escape, and feel at home. With passion on tap, our team adds to every pub’s story. A great local is made up of great people. And together, both sides of the bar create something special.

About the Role

• State Executive Sous Chef opportunity - Adelaide based
• Drive culinary excellence and commercial performance across our South Australia venues
• Based in Adelaide with some intrastate travel required - tool of trade vehicle provided

As the State Executive Sous Chef, you will contribute to the development of the National ALH Food Strategy and execution of this within your state portfolio.

You’ll be responsible for improving food standards and food sales in South Australia through the development and support of our Head Chefs on their food offer, and prioritisation of opportunities related to food in our business.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

• Drive menu innovation by collaborating with Executive Chefs to create seasonal, market-leading menus and state promotional calendars.
• Optimise commercial performance across venues, taking ownership of gross profit, sales, back-of-house labour, and operational productivity.
• Champion food safety standards by conducting venue audits, driving HACCP compliance, and leading continuous improvement using Squizify.
• Lead succession planning and leadership development, actively supporting Head Chef recruitment, onboarding, and apprentice training programmes.
• Manage supplier relationships alongside procurement teams to ensure product consistency, allergen mapping accuracy, and menu cost-efficiency.
• Conduct hands-on launches including venue cook-offs, recipe validation, and day-to-day kitchen reviews to maintain culinary standards.
• Advocate kitchen safety and team wellbeing, overseeing return-to-work programmes, incident reporting, and safe working practices.
• Assess venue equipment and prepare clear business cases for kitchen upgrades to enhance efficiency and care.

What do we need from you

Now let’s talk about you:

• Trade qualified chef with a current Driver's Licence and relevant commercial food safety and HACCP certifications.
• Proven multi-site experience managing high-volume kitchen operations ideally across pubs.
• Exceptional business acumen with a track record of driving GP, managing labour metrics, and achieving commercial targets.
• Inspiring people leader with strong strengths in coaching Head Chefs, guiding trainees, and building team capability.
• Skilled menu developer with deep knowledge of modern food trends, cooking practices, and recipe costing.
• Strong stakeholder communicator with excellent time management skills and intermediate digital literacy.

The benefits are good too!

• An exclusive discount card for our ALH Hotels pubs & accommodation, BWS, Dan Murphy’s and other Endeavour Group brands. Through our partnership with Woolworths, you'll also enjoy discounts at Woolies supermarkets and BIG W
• As a valued member of the team, your health and wellbeing is our top priority. You will have access to a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big
• Find out more about our range of benefits and discounts here

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

What's in it for you?

We are together creators

We’re big, but part of something much bigger. ALH is in good company, sitting alongside the likes of Dan Murphy’s, BWS, Pinnacle Drinks within the Endeavour Group. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about having a good time - creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to. We’re all about creating a more sociable future, together - for our customers and each other.

#WeAreTogetherCreators #ComeAsYouAre #DreamBig #FeelTheEnergy #LeaveYourMark #ALH #EndeavourGroup

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.