Head Chef

Highclere Hospitality; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Charing Cross Hotel in Sydney is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead our premium gastro pub kitchen and to shape the food offering with a hands-on leadership style.

You will manage rosters within budget, build strong supplier relationships, and oversee weekly reporting and kitchen systems in a busy Eastern Suburbs venue.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a similar role.
• Excellent communication, delegation and time management skills.
• Comfortable leading a team.
• Industry knowledge of current food trends, products and development techniques.
• Passion for the industry and creating new exciting dishes.
• General computer skills to implement kitchen systems and weekly reporting.
• Hands-on chef who leads by example.

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of the food offering.
• Controlling a roster that meets budget requirements.
• Creating and maintaining relationships with suppliers.
• Controlling the food GP’s in line with the budget requirements.
• Training and development of staff.
• Leading a team.
• Working in the kitchens alongside the staff.

Skills

Communication

Delegation

Time management

Team leadership

Food trends

Quality control

Kitchen systems

Hands-on leadership

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Head Chef. Charing Cross Hotel is a premium award-winning Sydney food venue in the Eastern Suburbs. Charing Cross (The Charo) is renowned for its gastro pub food offering.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to fine turn their skills and make an impact on a great Sydney food venue.

The Role

The full-time role will involve but not be limited to:

• Design and implementation of the food offering
• Controlling a roster that meets budget requirements
• Creating and maintaining relationships with suppliers
• Controlling the food GP’s in line with the budget requirements
• Training and development of staff
• Leading a team
• Working in the kitchens alongside the staff

The Candidate

The successful candidate will:

• Have a min 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Have excellent communication, delegation and time management skills
• Be very comfortable leading a team
• Industry leading knowledge of current food trends, products and development techniques
• An unwavering approach to quality and consistency in everything you do, create and deliver
• Must be passionate about the industry with a desire to create new exciting dishes
• Have general computer skills; to implement kitchen systems and procedures, perform weekly reporting and weekly rostering
• Hands‑on Chef that leads by example as this role will require most of your time to be spent in the kitchen with your team
• A desire to make your name in the market, and the diligence to go over and above what is needed to get there