Sous Chef - Rydges World Square

EVT Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discount

Movie tickets

Seasonal perks

Career growth

Parental leave

Job summary

EVT Limited is hiring a Sous Chef for a prominent Sydney CBD hotel, bringing energy to breakfast service and event kitchens. You will lead early shifts, manage staff, and uphold high culinary standards.

You’ll drive food safety, control costs, and collaborate with F&B leaders to ensure seamless service and exceptional guest experiences across outlets.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience as a Sous Chef in hotels, restaurants or bistros.
• Experience managing busy breakfast service and events is preferred.
• Solid understanding of kitchen financials including labour and food costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the early breakfast shift, delivering consistent, guest-ready service from a 6am start.
• Support and drive event kitchen operations, keeping standards high under pressure.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality culinary standards, adhering to established recipes, specifications and mise en place across all hotel kitchens.
• Oversee food safety, hygiene and WH&S compliance, including correct storage, preparation, rotation and cleanliness of work areas.
• Manage daily kitchen operations, including staffing, rostering, delegation, equipment upkeep and smooth service delivery across all outlets.
• Achieve financial and resource targets through effective control of food and labour costs, stock management and waste minimisation.
• Lead, train and develop kitchen teams while collaborating with Executive Chef, F&B and outlet leaders to support seamless service and guest experiences.

Skills

Sous Chef

Breakfast service

Food safety

Staff development

Leadership

Job description

Proudly owned and operated in Australia and New Zealand, Rydges offers refreshingly local stays in city, regional and resort-style hotels. We’re not just in the neighbourhood, we’re part of it. Every hotel is designed for ease, connection and quality. From check-in to check-out, our local heroes bring a can-do attitude and "too easy" service. Whether it’s for work or a well‑earned break, our place feels like home with the charm of somewhere new. Join us to help make every moment memorable.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150award winningrestaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges,Atura,LyLo, Independent CollectionandAustralia’s most lovedyear roundalpine resort,Thredbo.Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Onceyou’rein,there’sno limits on where your career could take you.

Key Responsibilities

Join the kitchen team at one of Sydney's most vibrant CBD hotels. As Sous Chef, you'll run a smooth, high-quality breakfast service and bring energy to our events, from corporate functions to large-scale celebrations.

• Lead the early breakfast shift, delivering consistent, guest-ready service from a 6am start
• Support and drive event kitchen operations, keeping standards high under pressure.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality culinary standards, adhering to established recipes, specifications and mise en place across all hotel kitchens.
• Oversee food safety, hygiene and WH&S compliance, including correct food storage, preparation, rotation and cleanliness of work areas.
• Manage daily kitchen operations, including staffing, rostering, delegation, equipment upkeep and smooth service delivery across all outlets.
• Achieve financial and resource targets through effective control of food and labour costs, stock management and waste minimisation.
• Lead, train and develop kitchen teams while collaborating with Executive Chef, F&B and outlet leaders to support seamless service and exceptional guest experiences.

What You’ll Bring

• 2-3 years' experience as a Sous Chef in hotels, restaurants or bistros
• Ideally experience managing busy a breakfast service and events.
• A genuine passion for food and experience across all kitchen sections including the grill, pass and pans.
• Experience with menu development and creating new dishes.
• A solid understanding of kitchen financials including labour and food costs.
• Experience training, motivating and developing staff.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to adapt to the hotel’s needs and a customer-first mindset.
• A strong work ethic and commitment to excellence.
• Availability to start at 6am, including weekends as rostered

How You Work

• Daymaker ethos - no one’s too big for the small things.
• Owner’s mindset - acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.
• Hands-on and non-hierarchical - leads from the front.

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.

Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.