Sous Chef | Full time | InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach is seeking a skilled Sous Chef to lead kitchen activities on shift, ensuring exceptional dining experiences across Shutters Restaurant, Bar, Pool Bar, Club Lounge and In-Room Dining. You will collaborate with the Executive Chef to uphold food quality, cleanliness, ordering and people management.

Ideal candidates will have 5 years in luxury hotel or upmarket environments, with at least 2 years as Sous Chef leading operations, and hold a Certificate IV in

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience as a chef in luxury hotel or upmarket restaurant.
• Minimum 2 years as Sous Chef leading kitchen operations.
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consistent food quality across outlets and service styles.
• Collaborate with Executive Chef to update menus reflecting seasonality.
• Create event menus to enhance dining experiences.
• Supervise kitchen activities, plan staffing, manage labor costs.
• Coach and develop the kitchen team through feedback.

Skills

Team leadership

Guest experience

Food quality

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 adherence 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.