Head Chef - Blue Mountain Hotel

Endeavour Group; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card for ALH Hotels/BWS/Dan M

Discounts at Woolworths and BIG W

Wellbeing & Employee Assistance

Job summary

Blue Mountain Hotel in Queensland’s Toowoomba region is seeking an accomplished Head Chef to lead a busy, high-volume bistro and function operations. You will run from the pass, drive food quality, and work in close partnership with the Venue Manager.

This hands-on role requires trade cooking qualifications and food safety certifications, a passion for great pub classics, and the ability to mentor a strong kitchen brigade while maintaining smooth service across daily dining and events.

Qualifications

• Trade cooking qualifications and food safety certifications.
• Hands-on kitchen leadership and management experience.
• Ability to run a high-volume kitchen across daily dining and events.

Responsibilities

• Command the kitchen to run smoothly, safely, and profitably.
• Lead in partnership with the Venue Manager and FOH team.
• Grow a high-performing kitchen team and drive quality across service.

Skills

Trade cooking qualifications

Food safety certifications

Job description

About the Role

Head Chef | Blue Mountain Hotel

Are you a passionate, organized kitchen leader ready to step into a venue with a skilled team already in place? The Blue Mountain Hotel is looking for an experienced, driven Head Chef to lead our high-volume bistro and busy function operations, backed by a strong, talented, and hard-working kitchen brigade.

In this role, you will lead from the front on the pass while taking full operational accountability for kitchen performance across both daily dining and major events. Working in direct partnership with the Venue Manager, you’ll drive food quality, direct function catering, and ensure exceptional pub classics and catered menus hit the pass seamlessly every single service.

A day in the life of a Head Chef:

• Command the kitchen like it’s your own, keeping it running smooth, safe, and profitable
• Be a key part of the leadership crew, working closely with the Publican and FOH team
• Share your passion, skills, and creativity to grow a high-performing kitchen team
• Keep the connection between the kitchen and front of house flowing with good vibes and great food every shift

Inherent requirements:

• This is a hands-on role that involves manual handling and lifting as part of regular duties (e.g. moving stock, kegs, and deliveries). Applicants must have the ability to perform physical tasks safely and efficiently.

About you:

• You’ve got the experience, confidence, and pride to own the kitchen and make it shine
• You’ve got trade cooking qualifications and food safety certifications sorted
• You live and breathe the Head Chef life - creating food people talk about and coming in each day ready to lead

If you’re ready to put your stamp on a kitchen locals love,

The benefits are good too!

• Grow your career within ALH Hotels and the wider Endeavour Group network.
• An exclusive discount card for ALH Hotels, 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.
• Endeavour Wellbeing Support; our EAP service offers critical incident support, career, conflict, nutrition and lifestyle, money, family, legal and employee assistance.

In line with our ongoing commitment to responsibility, candidates will be required to complete Employee Due Diligence checks which may include a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process.