Head Chef - Blue Mountain Hotel

ALH Hotels; Westbrook; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth within ALH Hotels

Exclusive discount card

Woolworths & BIG W discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

The Blue Mountain Hotel is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead a high-volume bistro and busy function operations, backed by a skilled kitchen brigade. You’ll drive food quality, manage daily dining and events, and work with the Venue Manager to ensure great pub classics hit the pass every service.

This hands-on leadership role requires trade cook qualifications and food safety certification, plus the ability to mentor a team and run safe, profitable operations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on role requiring physical tasks such as lifting and moving stock.
• Trade cooking qualifications and food safety certifications.
• Experience leading a kitchen team and driving high-volume service.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen on the pass while maintaining safety and profitability.
• Manage daily dining and major events in a high-volume venue.
• Mentor and develop the kitchen brigade and coordinate with FOH.
• Ensure quality pub classics and catered menus hit the pass every service.

Job description

About The Role

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, let’s talk.

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.