Senior Events Chef: Lead in Premium Fine-Dining Kitchen

Wall Street; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Leadership in premium events kitchen

Career progression toward Head Chef

Supportive close-knit team

Descripción de la vacante

Based at Capitol Grand in South Yarra, LK Hospitality is seeking a Senior Events Chef who will support production and service across our venues. You will work with the Head Chef and Executive Culinary Director to maintain the high standard guests expect at private and corporate events.

You will contribute to menu development, adapt recipes for dietary requirements, manage costs, negotiate with suppliers and mentor junior chefs, ensuring HACCP and food safety compliance across busy event periods.

Formación

• Experience in a senior kitchen role, ideally within events or high-volume production.
• Confident writing recipes and adapting menus for dietary requirements.
• Comfortable supporting cost control, budgeting and supplier negotiation.
• Track record leading and developing kitchen staff.
• Genuine hospitality instinct, guest experience matters.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Head Chef with menu development for private and corporate events, working closely with event planners
• Write and adapt recipes to suit dietary requirements, planning ahead for busy event periods
• Assist with cost control and budget tracking to help meet kitchen financial targets
• Support supplier negotiations and manage day to day ordering relationships
• Step in as the senior kitchen presence for events when the Head Chef is away
• Help guide and support junior chefs during daily production and service
• Help uphold our HACCP and food safety standards, and coordinate allergen information with front of house

Conocimientos

Senior kitchen experience

Recipe writing

Menu adaptation

Cost control

Supplier negotiation

Team leadership

Descripción del empleo

Based at Capitol Grand in South Yarra, LK Hospitality is seeking a Senior Events Chef who will support production and service across our venues. You will work with the Head Chef and Executive Culinary Director to maintain the high standard guests expect at private and corporate events.

You will contribute to menu development, adapt recipes for dietary requirements, manage costs, negotiate with suppliers and mentor junior chefs, ensuring HACCP and food safety compliance across busy event periods.