Head Chef

BuildRight Construction AU; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regional sponsorship

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU is seeking an experienced Head Chef for a major hospitality venue launch in New South Wales. The role demands proven leadership, commercial kitchen expertise and the ability to build a high-performing team from the ground up.

You'll shape the menu, establish kitchen systems and set the standard for food quality and service from opening day, while leading a 20+ staff in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Head Chef or senior kitchen leader.
• 2-3 years experience in a high-volume hospitality environment.
• Experience managing a kitchen team of 20+ staff.
• Relevant commercial cookery qualifications.
• Strong menu development and food-costing knowledge.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management ability.
• Strong financial and operational awareness.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong foodsafety and HACCP knowledge.
• Professional employment history and verifiable experience.
• Ability to relocate to regional New South Wales.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a large kitchen team
• Recruit, train and develop kitchen staff
• Establish kitchen systems and operational procedures
• Oversee high-volume food preparation and service
• Create commercially successful modern pub menus
• Maintain consistent food quality and presentation
• Manage food, labour and operational costs
• Oversee purchasing, stock control and supplier relationships
• Maintain foodsafety, HACCP and WHS compliance
• Monitor kitchen performance and service standards
• Work collaboratively with venue management
• Build a positive and accountable kitchen culture
• Support a successful venue opening and ongoing operation

Skills

Head Chef leadership

Kitchen team management

Menu development

Food cost management

Staff training

Food safety HACCP

Education

Commercial cookery qualification

Job description

StepintoaseniorculinaryleadershipopportunitywithamajornewhospitalityvenuelaunchinginNewSouthWales.

ThisroleissuitedtoanexperiencedHeadChefwhocanbringprovenleadership,commercialkitchenexpertiseandtheconfidencetobuildahigh-performingteamfromthegroundup.You'llhavetheopportunitytoshapethemenu,establishkitchensystemsandsetthestandardforfoodqualityandservicefromopeningday.

Weareseekingaprofessionallyqualifiedandexperiencedcandidatewhocandemonstrateastrongemploymenthistoryandthecapabilitytoleadateamof20+staffinabusyhospitalityenvironment.

The Opportunity

StepintoaseniorculinaryleadershipopportunitywithamajornewhospitalityvenuelaunchinginNewSouthWales.

ThisroleissuitedtoanexperiencedHeadChefwhocanbringprovenleadership,commercialkitchenexpertiseandtheconfidencetobuildahigh-performingteamfromthegroundup.You'llhavetheopportunitytoshapethemenu,establishkitchensystemsandsetthestandardforfoodqualityandservicefromopeningday.

Weareseekingaprofessionallyqualifiedandexperiencedcandidatewhocandemonstrateastrongemploymenthistoryandthecapabilitytoleadateamof20+staffinabusyhospitalityenvironment.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadandmanagealargekitchenteam
• Recruit,trainanddevelopkitchenstaff
• Establishkitchensystemsandoperationalprocedures
• Overseehigh-volumefoodpreparationandservice
• Createcommerciallysuccessfulmodernpubmenus
• Maintainconsistentfoodqualityandpresentation
• Managefood,labourandoperationalcosts
• Overseepurchasing,stockcontrolandsupplierrelationships
• Maintainfoodsafety,HACCPandWHScompliance
• Monitorkitchenperformanceandservicestandards
• Workcollaborativelywithvenuemanagement
• Buildapositiveandaccountablekitchenculture
• Supportasuccessfulvenueopeningandongoingoperation

Requirements & Eligibility

• ProvenexperienceasaHeadCheforseniorkitchenleader
• 2-3years'experienceinahigh-volumehospitalityenvironment
• Experiencemanagingakitchenteamof20+staff
• Relevantcommercialcookeryqualifications
• Strongmenudevelopmentandfood-costingknowledge
• Demonstratedleadershipandpeople-managementability
• Strongfinancialandoperationalawareness
• Excellentcommunicationandorganisationalskills
• StrongfoodsafetyandHACCPknowledge
• Professionalemploymenthistoryandverifiableexperience
• AbilitytorelocatetoregionalNewSouthWales

Special Instructions

Regionalsponsorshipavailableforaneligiblecandidate.

• Leadandmanagealargekitchenteam
• Recruit,trainanddevelopkitchenstaff
• Establishkitchensystemsandoperationalprocedures
• Overseehigh-volumefoodpreparationandservice
• Createcommerciallysuccessfulmodernpubmenus
• Maintainconsistentfoodqualityandpresentation
• Managefood,labourandoperationalcosts
• Overseepurchasing,stockcontrolandsupplierrelationships
• Maintainfoodsafety,HACCPandWHScompliance
• Monitorkitchenperformanceandservicestandards
• Workcollaborativelywithvenuemanagement
• Buildapositiveandaccountablekitchenculture
• Supportasuccessfulvenueopeningandongoingoperation

• ProvenexperienceasaHeadCheforseniorkitchenleader
• 2-3years'experienceinahigh-volumehospitalityenvironment
• Experiencemanagingakitchenteamof20+staff
• Relevantcommercialcookeryqualifications
• Strongmenudevelopmentandfood-costingknowledge
• Demonstratedleadershipandpeople-managementability
• Strongfinancialandoperationalawareness
• Excellentcommunicationandorganisationalskills
• StrongfoodsafetyandHACCPknowledge
• Professionalemploymenthistoryandverifiableexperience
• AbilitytorelocatetoregionalNewSouthWales

Regionalsponsorshipavailableforaneligiblecandidate.

Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.