Head Chef - Renovated Bayside Iconic Venue

Frontline Recruitment Group; Cleveland; Presencial; AUD 77 000 - 104 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Staff meals and discounts

Training and development

Career progression opportunities

Bonus potential linked to KPIs

Resumo da oferta

Frontline Recruitment Group in Cleveland QLD seeks a Head Chef to take ownership of the kitchen at a renovated heritage venue overlooking Moreton Bay. You will shape the menus, lead premium dining, and craft wedding and function catering to create memorable dining experiences.

This hands-on leadership position requires a commercially minded chef with senior kitchen management experience, strong menu development skills, and a proven ability to build a high-performing team.

Qualificações

• Minimum 7 years' commercial kitchen experience with senior management.
• Proven experience in premium dining, weddings and large-scale events.
• Strong menu development and seasonal specials.
• Experience designing wedding menus, banquet packages, and functions catering.
• Sound understanding of food costing, purchasing, and stock control.
• Proven ability to recruit, lead, train and develop a kitchen team.
• Hands-on leadership with front-line presence during busy services.

Responsabilidades

• Own the kitchen operation and lead from the front.
• Shape the food offering and menus for weddings, functions and premium dining.
• Develop seasonal menus and weekly specials.
• Design wedding menus, banquet packages, canapés and catering for events.
• Monitor food costing, purchasing and stock control to maintain profitability.
• Recruit, train and develop a high-performing kitchen team.
• Ensure food safety, compliance and consistent presentation standards.

Conhecimentos

Senior kitchen management

Menu development

Wedding & events culinary

Cost control

Staff leadership

Food safety & compliance

Business acumen

Formação académica

Relevant culinary qualifications

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Head Chef - Renovated Bayside Iconic Venue

Frontline Recruitment Group - Cleveland QLD

Our client is preparing to take an iconic heritage-listed venue in Cleveland to its next chapter, combining historic character, premium dining and a beautiful waterfront setting overlooking Moreton Bay. With its distinctive heritage architecture, manicured gardens, private dining spaces and established reputation for weddings and special occasions, this venue offers a unique opportunity to create memorable dining experiences in a setting unlike any other.

As Head Chef, you will take ownership of the entire kitchen operation, shaping the food offering and helping establish this renovated heritage venue as a destination for dining, weddings, functions and special occasions. Working directly with the Owner/Director, you will have the creative freedom to develop menus, introduce exciting weekly specials and create seasonal dining experiences that keep guests coming back. Beyond restaurant service, a significant part of the opportunity lies in developing wedding menus, banquet packages, canapés and catering options for corporate events and private functions. This is a hands-on leadership role for a commercially minded and creative Head Chef who can balance exceptional food with cost control, kitchen efficiency and the development of a high-performing team.

Your Skills & Experience To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Minimum 7 years' commercial kitchen experience, including senior kitchen management & qualifications
• Proven experience in premium à la carte dining, weddings, functions and large-scale events
• Strong menu development skills, with the creativity to introduce seasonal menus and innovative specials
• Experience designing wedding menus, banquet packages, canapés and function catering
• Sound commercial understanding of food costing, purchasing, stock control and kitchen profitability
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, lead, train and develop a professional kitchen team
• Strong knowledge of food safety, kitchen compliance and consistent presentation standards
• A hands-on leadership style, with the ability to lead from the front during busy services
• Initiative, accountability and a genuine passion for building a successful hospitality business

What's On Offer & Benefits

• $90,000 + Super
• Opportunity to lead the kitchen of a renovated heritage venue on Brisbane's Bayside
• Creative freedom to shape menus, specials and seasonal dining experiences
• Play a key role in weddings, corporate events and premium private functions
• Direct access to the Owner/Director and the opportunity to influence business direction
• Potential performance-based bonuses linked to agreed KPIs
• Staff meals and discounts
• Training, professional development and career progression opportunities
• The chance to make your mark on a distinctive venue with exciting growth potential

This is more than a traditional Head Chef position. It's an opportunity to take ownership of a kitchen, develop a distinctive food offering and help shape the future of a unique heritage destination.

If you're a creative, commercially focused chef who thrives on building teams, delivering exceptional food and creating memorable experiences for restaurant guests and function clients, we'd love to hear from you.