Sous Chef - QT Gold Coast

QT Hotels and Resorts; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discounts across EVT hotels

Movie tickets & cinema perks

Seasonal perks at Thredbo

Rapid career growth

Paid parental leave

Job summary

EVT is seeking a Sous Chef on the Gold Coast to coordinate food production for our banquet and function kitchen, driving day-to-day operations and leading the kitchen team to meet high culinary standards.

You will work with the Executive Chef and F&B leaders on restaurant and banquet functions, while managing food and labour costs and ensuring safety and quality across all service periods.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop the team.
• Solid understanding of food cost, labour cost and stock management.
• Commitment to food safety, hygiene and WHS guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day kitchen operations to ensure readiness for service.
• Approve all food leaving the kitchen, ensuring quality and recipes meet standards.
• Collaborate with Executive Chef and supervisors on restaurant and banquet functions.
• Control costs and inventory to hit budget targets.
• Hire, train and coaching kitchen staff; maintain a productive team.
• Maintain a clean and hygienic kitchen compliant with WHS guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Food knowledge

Cost control

Hygiene & WHS

Guest-focused service

Menu trends

Job description

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia's most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you're in, there's no limits on where your career could take you.

The role

As Sous Chef, you'll coordinate food production for our banquet and function kitchen, making sure every plate that leaves the pass meets the highest culinary standards. You'll run the kitchen day to day, keep your team ready for service and work to food and labour cost targets.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day running of the kitchen, making sure every section and team member is ready for service
• Approve all food leaving the kitchen, keeping quality, recipes and production specs consistent
• Work with the Executive Chef, F&B Manager and outlet supervisors on restaurant and banquet functions
• Control food cost, labour cost, ordering, stock rotation and wastage to hit budget targets
• Hire, train and coach cooks and kitchen staff, and keep the team productive and working well together
• Maintain safe, hygienic food handling and a clean, safe kitchen in line with WH&S guidelines

What you'll bring

• Strong food and menu knowledge, and a passion for high-quality, consistent food
• Leadership skills, with the ability to delegate, coach and get the best from your team
• A sound understanding of food cost, labour cost and stock management
• Commitment to food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety
• A guest-first attitude, with the confidence to fix problems quickly
• Up-to-date knowledge of menu trends and recipes
• Pride in your presentation and the hotel's grooming standards

How you work

• Daymaker ethos — no one's too big for the small things.
• Hands-on and non-hierarchical — leads from the front.
• Resilient and solutions-focused — stays calm, moves fast.
• Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.

Perks from day one

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.