Sous Chef | Full time | InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts; Randwick City Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laundry for business attire

Room discounts

Employee discounts

Training programs

Job summary

InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations on shift across Shutters Restaurant, Bar, Pool Bar, Club Lounge and In-Room Dining. You will work with the Executive Chef to maintain high standards of food quality, cleanliness and staff performance.

The role requires a Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery, at least 5 years as a chef in luxury venues and 2 years as Sous Chef, with strong leadership, cost control and collaboration across outlets.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience as a chef in luxury hotel or upmarket restaurant environments
• 2+ years as Sous Chef leading kitchen operations
• Understanding and adherence to food standards
• Mandatory Food Safety Certification and First Aid

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional dining experiences with consistent quality across outlets and service styles
• Collaborate with Executive Chef to create/update menus reflecting seasonal ingredients and trends
• Plan and assign work to ensure proper staffing and manage labour costs
• Supervise daily kitchen activities and monitor stock levels and costs
• Coach and develop team performance through feedback and recognition
• Assist with recruitment and HR actions where needed

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Food safety

Communication

Menu development

Education

Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

Job description

Sous Chef | Full time | InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts - Coogee NSW

If you'd like to embrace a world of opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.

Perfectly positioned on Sydney's iconic beachfront, InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach offer 198 elegantly designed rooms and suites, many with uninterrupted Ocean views, alongside an infinity pool, luxury cabanas, and a vibrant leisure deck. Guests can look forward to coastal dining celebrating seasonal local produce. With state-of-the-art event spaces including a Grand Ballroom, the hotel blends soulful escapes and meaningful connection with refined coastal elegance - setting a new benchmark for beachfront hospitality in Australia.

About the Role

As Sous Chef you'll lead kitchen activities on shift and prepare our delicious food - helping create memorable experiences for guests - whenever and wherever they dine. You'll work collaboratively with the Executive Chef to ensure food quality, kitchen cleanliness, ordering and people management are kept to our high standards - to make sure the kitchen is always running smoothly. This role focuses on Shutters Restaurant, Bar, Pool Bar, Club Lounge and In-Room Dining and work collaboratively across other parts of the kitchen.

A little taste of your day-to-day

Deliver exceptional dining experiences by ensuring consistent quality in food preparation, flavour, and presentation across all outlets and service styles

Work with Executive chef to create and update menus that reflect seasonal ingredients, current trends, and customer preferences

Create special event menus that enhance the dining experience

Communicate across departments and ensure your team work effectively without negatively impacting the guest experience

Ensure optimum ordering of food stock & accurate stock take

Monitor food costs and implement measures to control expenses

Supervise daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers and labour cost is managed effectively

Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching, feedback and recognition

Work with the Executive Chef to recommend or initiate any HR related actions where needed in terms of recruitment or performance management

What we need from you

Full working rights in Australia without restrictions (a kind reminder sponsorship is not available for this role)

Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery is essential

Understanding and adherance to food standards

Mandatory certifications include Food Safety Certificate and First Aid.

5 years' experience working as a chef in either a luxury hotel or upmarket restaurant environments with at least 2 years experience at a Sous Chef leading kitchen operations

Experience working in a culinary environment servicing multiple outlets will be key and exposure to an open kitchen environment would be an advantage

Holds a current food safety certification

Ability to inspire passion, enthusiasm and positivity in the team to drive an engaged, winning culture.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to engage well with both the team and guests

What you can expect from us

We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life - including laundry for business attire, impressive room discounts, competitive products & services discounts program and some of the best training in the business.

IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well - both inside and outside of work - and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

We are proud to be IHG and we know you will be too. Visit http://careers.ihg.com/ to find out more about us.