Head Chef Surfers Paradise / Full-Time

The Sporting Globe; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Staff discounts

Development opportunities

Incentive opportunities

Job summary

The Sporting Globe is seeking a Head Chef to lead a large, high-volume kitchen at Surfers Paradise. You will drive day-to-day operations, inspire a team, and partner with the venue manager to deliver top-quality food on busy game days.

Ideal candidates will have proven leadership, strong cost and people-management skills, and a passion for maintaining high standards in a fast-paced sports bar environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-volume kitchen operations.
• Ability to manage food costs, labour, and stock.
• Strong focus on food safety and kitchen standards.
• Lead and develop kitchen team under pressure.
• Lead from the front and drive performance on event days.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a large, high volume kitchen operation
• Deliver consistent, quality food when the venue is absolutely pumping
• Manage food costs, labour, stock, ordering and kitchen performance
• Keep food safety, compliance and kitchen standards sharp
• Work closely with the Venue Manager and leadership team
• Build a kitchen culture people want to be part of

Skills

Leadership

High-volume kitchen

Food safety

Team development

Cost control

Guest experience

Job description

WANT TO RUN THE KITCHEN AT 4 PINES X SPORTING GLOBE HUB?

The Sporting Globe is looking for its next Kitchen leader in Surfers Paradise.

One of our most exciting venues. Sports bar. Gaming. Huge game days. Big crowds.

We want a Head Chef who is excited to work with a great team and lead the kitchen to success every day especially on our major event days!

YOUR KITCHEN. YOUR TEAM. YOUR GAME PLAN.

• Take ownership of a large, high volume kitchen operation
• Deliver consistent, quality food when the venue is absolutely pumping
• Manage food costs, labour, stock, ordering and kitchen performance
• Keep food safety, compliance and kitchen standards sharp
• Work closely with the Venue Manager and leadership team
• Build a kitchen culture people want to be part of

What You’ll Bring

• You’re an experienced Head Chef or a seriously strong Sous Chef ready for the next challenge.
• You know how to lead a high volume kitchen, manage the numbers and still care about what goes over the pass.
• You can build a team, develop people and keep standards high when the pressure is on.
• Most importantly, you lead from the front.

WHY SURFERS PARADISE?

• Performance incentive opportunities
• Genuine career progression across a growing hospitality group
• Staff discounts across Signature Hospitality Group venues
• Ongoing development and support
• Big venue. Big kitchen. Big opportunity.
• We just need the Head Chef to match it.

Game on, Surfers.