Senior Sous Chef

The Lakes Resort Hotel; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts across 45+ OscarsGroup

Internal and external training and dev

Mentoring and support from hospitality

Employee Assistance Program

Career progression across 45+ venues

Job summary

The Lakes Hotel is seeking an experienced Senior Sous Chef to join the Knots Kitchen team in a full-time capacity. You will work closely with the Head Chef to lead day-to-day kitchen operations across Knots Kitchen and hotel functions, ensuring exceptional food quality, presentation and service.

As a key leader, you will coordinate preparation, mentor staff, manage stock and costs, and take charge in the Head Chef's absence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a busy commercial kitchen.
• Strong leadership to manage a brigade and develop staff.
• Experience in a high-volume restaurant, hotel, functions or events environment.
• Ability to coordinate restaurant and function requirements under pressure.
• Strong understanding of food quality, presentation, food safety and kitchen operations.
• Experience with ordering, stock control, waste reduction and food cost management.
• Full Australian working rights; sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day kitchen operations across Knots Kitchen and hotel functions/events.
• Take charge in the Head Chef's absence, providing clear direction to the team.
• Coordinate preparation and service; allocate tasks and ensure readiness for service.
• Prepare and execute high-quality dishes across restaurant and function services.
• Oversee stock control, ordering, and stock rotation; support food cost management.
• Mentor and develop kitchen team members; maintain high standards of hygiene and safety.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen operations

Food safety

Stock control

Cost management

Education

Trade-qualified Chef

Job description

About the Venue:

Located within The Lakes Hotel in West Lakes, Adelaide, Knots Kitchen is a vibrant, high-volume restaurant serving modern Australian cuisine, Asian-inspired flavours and a popular traditional carvery.

Beyond the restaurant, The Lakes Hotel is also home to a diverse range of conferences, corporate functions, private events and special occasions, giving the culinary team the opportunity to work across a varied mix of service styles and experiences.

With a busy restaurant operation and strong functions offering, The Lakes is an exciting environment for an experienced chef looking to take on a key leadership role and contribute to the ongoing success of the culinary team.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Senior Sous Chef to join the culinary team at The Lakes Hotel on a full-time basis.

Working closely with the Head Chef, you will help lead kitchen operations across Knots Kitchen and the hotel's functions and events, ensuring consistently high standards of food quality, presentation and service.

This is a key leadership role with responsibility for coordinating preparation and service, guiding and developing the brigade, and supporting effective stock management and cost control. You will confidently take charge of kitchen operations in the Head Chef's absence and ensure the team is organised and prepared for both restaurant and function service.

This opportunity would suit an established Senior Sous Chef or an experienced Sous Chef ready to take on greater leadership responsibility within a high-volume hotel environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Head Chef in leading day-to-day kitchen operations across Knots Kitchen and hotel functions and events
• Take charge of kitchen operations in the Head Chef's absence, maintaining consistent standards and clear direction for the team
• Coordinate preparation and service, allocating tasks and ensuring the brigade is organised and ready for service
• Prepare and execute high-quality dishes across restaurant and function services
• Coordinate the kitchen delivery of conferences, corporate events, private functions and other hotel events
• Maintain consistently high standards of food quality, presentation and service
• Lead, train and mentor kitchen team members, supporting their development and performance
• Oversee stock control, ordering and stock rotation, supporting food cost management and minimising wastage
• Maintain a clean, organised and efficient kitchen environment
• Ensure food safety, hygiene and WHS standards are consistently maintained

About You:

Proven experience as a Sous Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a busy commercial kitchen

Strong leadership skills with the ability to confidently lead, motivate and develop a kitchen brigade

Experience working within a high-volume restaurant, hotel, functions or events environment

Ability to coordinate restaurant and function requirements while remaining organised and composed under pressure

Strong understanding of food quality, presentation, food safety and kitchen operations

Experience with ordering, stock control, waste reduction and food cost management

Confident taking responsibility for kitchen operations in the Head Chef's absence

Passionate, hands-on and committed to maintaining high standards

Positive attitude with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a professional kitchen brigade

Trade-qualified Chef with relevant commercial kitchen experience

Flexible availability, including nights and weekends

Full Australian working rights required (sponsorship is not available for this role)

Build your leadership experience across restaurant, corporate, conference and private function service

Staff discounts across 45+ Oscars Group venues

Internal and external training and development opportunities

Mentoring and support from experienced hospitality professionals

Employee Assistance Program

Reward and recognition initiatives

Career progression opportunities across 45+ venues within Oscars Group

About Us:

The Lakes Hotel is proudly part of Oscars Group, a passionate, creative and dynamic privately owned hospitality group founded by the Gravanis family in 1986.

Today, Oscars Group is one of Australia's largest privately owned hospitality groups, operating an ever-expanding portfolio of 45+ assets across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. Our portfolio spans accommodation, pubs and gaming, retail liquor, conference and event centres, premium restaurants, chartered vessels, and commercial and residential developments.

We are committed to creating environments where our people can grow, develop and deliver exceptional guest experiences.