Multi-Site Head Chef

Employer Sponsored Jobs; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship available

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU seeks an experienced Multi-Site Head Chef to lead culinary operations across Victoria’s venues. You will drive standards, menu development, and kitchen performance while mentoring senior chefs and coordinating with management.

The role emphasizes authentic Indian cuisine, HACCP compliance, and hands-on leadership to support growth and new venue openings within the group.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a senior kitchen leadership role.
• Experience as Head Chef or Multi-Site Chef preferred.
• Strong expertise in authentic Indian cuisine and Indian streetfood.
• Proven ability to manage multiple kitchen teams and SOPs.
• Experience in menu development and recipe creation.
• Solid understanding of food costing, stock control and kitchen performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary operations across multiple restaurant locations.
• Develop, refine and standardise Indian fusion menus.
• Create and maintain recipes, preparation methods and portion standards.
• Ensure consistent food quality, presentation and customer experience across all sites.
• Recruit, train, mentor and develop Head Chefs, Sous Chefs and kitchen staff.
• Conduct regular kitchen audits to maintain food safety and standards.
• Monitor food costs, labour efficiency, inventory and profitability.
• Implement and improve kitchen systems, workflows and procedures.
• Collaborate with senior management on menu innovation and seasonal offerings.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Indian cuisine

Multi-site management

Menu development

HACCP & food safety

Staff mentoring

Education

Certificate III/IV in Commercial Cookery

Job description

AnexcitingopportunityisavailableforanexperiencedMulti-SiteHeadCheftojoinarapidlyexpandinghospitalitygroupinVictoria,Australia.ThisseniorleadershiproleisidealforapassionateculinaryprofessionalwithextensiveexperienceinIndiancuisineandmulti-sitekitchenmanagement.

Workingcloselywithseniormanagement,youwilloverseeculinaryoperationsacrossmultiplevenues,ensuringconsistentfoodquality,operationalexcellence,menuinnovation,andhigh-performingkitchenteams.Youwillplayakeyroleindevelopingculinarystandards,improvingkitchenperformance,mentoringchefs,andsupportingthecompany'scontinuedgrowth.

The Opportunity

AnexcitingopportunityisavailableforanexperiencedMulti-SiteHeadCheftojoinarapidlyexpandinghospitalitygroupinVictoria,Australia.ThisseniorleadershiproleisidealforapassionateculinaryprofessionalwithextensiveexperienceinIndiancuisineandmulti-sitekitchenmanagement.

Workingcloselywithseniormanagement,youwilloverseeculinaryoperationsacrossmultiplevenues,ensuringconsistentfoodquality,operationalexcellence,menuinnovation,andhigh-performingkitchenteams.Youwillplayakeyroleindevelopingculinarystandards,improvingkitchenperformance,mentoringchefs,andsupportingthecompany'scontinuedgrowth.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadculinaryoperationsacrossmultiplerestaurantlocations
• Develop,refineandstandardiseIndianfusionmenus
• Createandmaintainrecipes,preparationmethodsandportionstandards
• Ensureconsistentfoodquality,presentationandcustomerexperienceacrossallsites
• Recruit,train,mentoranddevelopHeadChefs,SousChefsandkitchenstaff
• Conductregularkitchenauditstomaintainfoodsafetyandoperationalstandards
• Monitorfoodcosts,labourefficiency,inventoryandkitchenprofitability
• Implementandimprovekitchensystems,workflowsandoperationalprocedures
• Managesupplierrelationshipsandassistwithpurchasingactivities
• Collaboratewithseniormanagementonmenuinnovationandseasonalofferings
• Supportnewvenueopenings,kitchensetupandstaffonboarding
• Workcloselywithoperationalteamstoimprovebusinessperformance
• EnsurecompliancewithHACCP,foodsafetyregulationsandworkplacehealthandsafetyrequirements
• Drivecontinuousimprovementacrossallkitchenoperations

Requirements & Eligibility

• Minimum5years'experienceinaseniorkitchenleadershipposition
• PreviousexperienceasaHeadChef,ExecutiveCheforMulti-SiteChefpreferred
• StrongexpertiseinauthenticIndiancuisineandIndianstreetfood
• Provenexperiencemanagingmultiplekitchenteams
• Experienceinmenudevelopment,recipecreationandstandardoperatingprocedures
• Strongunderstandingoffoodcosting,stockcontrolandkitchenperformancemanagement
• Excellentleadership,communicationandorganisationalskills
• CertificateIIIorCertificateIVinCommercialCookeryorequivalentqualification
• Comprehensiveknowledgeoffoodsafety,HACCPandcompliancestandards
• AbilitytotravelbetweenmultipleworksiteswithinVictoria
• Passionformentoringteamsanddevelopingfutureculinaryleaders

Special Instructions

Sponsorshipavailableforsuitableoverseasapplicants.

• Leadculinaryoperationsacrossmultiplerestaurantlocations
• Develop,refineandstandardiseIndianfusionmenus
• Createandmaintainrecipes,preparationmethodsandportionstandards
• Ensureconsistentfoodquality,presentationandcustomerexperienceacrossallsites
• Recruit,train,mentoranddevelopHeadChefs,SousChefsandkitchenstaff
• Conductregularkitchenauditstomaintainfoodsafetyandoperationalstandards
• Monitorfoodcosts,labourefficiency,inventoryandkitchenprofitability
• Implementandimprovekitchensystems,workflowsandoperationalprocedures
• Managesupplierrelationshipsandassistwithpurchasingactivities
• Collaboratewithseniormanagementonmenuinnovationandseasonalofferings
• Supportnewvenueopenings,kitchensetupandstaffonboarding
• Workcloselywithoperationalteamstoimprovebusinessperformance
• EnsurecompliancewithHACCP,foodsafetyregulationsandworkplacehealthandsafetyrequirements
• Drivecontinuousimprovementacrossallkitchenoperations

• Minimum5years'experienceinaseniorkitchenleadershipposition
• PreviousexperienceasaHeadChef,ExecutiveCheforMulti-SiteChefpreferred
• StrongexpertiseinauthenticIndiancuisineandIndianstreetfood
• Provenexperiencemanagingmultiplekitchenteams
• Experienceinmenudevelopment,recipecreationandstandardoperatingprocedures
• Strongunderstandingoffoodcosting,stockcontrolandkitchenperformancemanagement
• Excellentleadership,communicationandorganisationalskills
• CertificateIIIorCertificateIVinCommercialCookeryorequivalentqualification
• Comprehensiveknowledgeoffoodsafety,HACCPandcompliancestandards
• AbilitytotravelbetweenmultipleworksiteswithinVictoria
• Passionformentoringteamsanddevelopingfutureculinaryleaders

Sponsorshipavailableforsuitableoverseasapplicants.

Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.