Head Chef of Production

Love Tilly Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No late nights

Four-day week

Own non-pasta stream

Structured schedule

Work-life balance

Job summary

Love Tilly Group’s Fabbrica Production in Sydney is hiring a Head Chef of Production who will own the non-pasta kitchen, including sauces and ravioli fillings. You’ll lead the team, build the weekly production schedule and work closely with our Head of Pasta Production to keep both lines humming.

This role offers real production hours from 6am to 7pm, a four-day working week and the autonomy to run your stream with support to succeed.

Qualifications

• Experienced chef with production or large-scale prep kitchen credentials.
• Hands-on leader who sets the standard by example.
• Natural organiser who can hold a complex weekly schedule together.
• Know HACCP and cook-chill like the back of your hand.
• Work well with other teams, from pasta line to venues.
• Love recipe development and finding a better way to do things.

Responsibilities

• Build and run the weekly production schedule to ensure every order is ready on time for packing and dispatch.
• Lead, rostering and develop the sauce production team.
• Ensure sauces, ravioli and ready meals taste great, batch after batch.
• Collaborate with the Culinary Director and Fabbrica Executive Chef on recipes and venue menu items.
• Order ingredients and manage stock through Cin7.
• Keep HACCP, cook-chill and food safety records spotless in Operandio and Cin7.
• Roll up your sleeves to help with packing, sauce filling or pasta when the kitchen needs it.
• Improve recipes and processes, because you can’t help yourself.

Skills

Production kitchen management

Leadership

Rostering

Food safety HACCP

Recipe development

Team collaboration

Tools

Cin7

Operandio

Job description

Head chef energy, without the 60-hour weeks...

Production kitchens are where great food gets made and where chefs get their lives back. If you love running a kitchen but you’re ready for a role built around a proper weekly schedule, daylight hours and a team that works well together, read on!

The gig

At Fabbrica Production, we make fresh pasta, sauces and ready meals for Love Tilly Group’s Fabbrica venues and wholesale customers. As Head Chef of Production, you own the non-pasta side of the kitchen: sauces, ravioli fillings and Fabbrica venue menu items. You’ll lead the team, build the weekly production schedule, and work closely with our Head of Pasta Production to keep both lines humming.

What you’ll be doing

Building and running the weekly production schedule so every order is ready on time for packing and dispatch

Leading, rostering and developing the sauce production team

Making sure our sauces, ravioli and ready meals taste great, batch after batch

Working with our Culinary Director and Fabbrica Executive Chef on recipes and venue menu items

Ordering ingredients and managing stock through Cin7

Keeping HACCP, cook-chill and food safety records spotless in Operandio and Cin7

Rolling up your sleeves to help with packing, sauce filling or pasta when the kitchen needs it

Improving our recipes and processes, because you can’t help yourself

What’s in it for you

Real production hours. The kitchen operates between 6am and 7pm, so no late nights and no split shifts.

Four-day working week

Run your own show. You’ll own the non-pasta production stream, with the autonomy and support to do it well.

A planned week. You help build the weekly schedule, so surprises are the exception.

Be part of a team that practises work-life balance. It’s part of the role, and we expect our leaders to model it.

You’ll be a great fit if you:

Are an experienced chef with strong production or large-scale prep kitchen credentials

Are a hands‑on leader who sets the standard by example

Are a natural organiser who can hold a complex weekly schedule together

Know HACCP and cook‑chill like the back of your hand

Work well with other teams, from the pasta line to the venues

Love recipe development and finding a better way to do things

Are into our curious, considered and uncomplicated approach to hospitality

About Love Tilly Group:

The Love Tilly Group began in 2010 with the opening of Love, Tilly Devine, one of Sydney's much love wine bars. Since then, we have grown to include bars, restaurants, bakeries and wholesale past production. Come and join us if you love all things food and wine!