State Executive Sous Chef — Lead Multi-Site SA Kitchens

Endeavour Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts at Endeavour Group brands

Wellbeing programs

Learning & development opportunities

Benefits package

Job summary

Endeavour Group is seeking a State Executive Sous Chef to lead culinary excellence across South Australia’s pubs, based in Adelaide with intrastate travel. You will mentor Head Chefs, drive menu innovations, and optimise GP and labour metrics while upholding HACCP standards.

Your role includes leading recruitment, developing apprentices, managing supplier relationships, and championing safe, high-quality kitchen operations. A driver’s licence and trade qualification are essential.

Qualifications

• Trade qualified chef with current Driver's Licence and HACCP certifications.
• Proven multi-site experience managing high-volume kitchen operations ideally across pubs.
• Exceptional business acumen with a track record of driving GP, managing labour metrics, and achieving commercial targets.
• Inspiring people leader with coaching Head Chefs, guiding trainees, and building team capability.
• Skilled menu developer with knowledge of modern food trends, cooking practices, and recipe costing.
• Strong stakeholder communicator with time management skills and digital literacy.

Responsibilities

• Drive menu innovation by collaborating with Executive Chefs on seasonal, market-leading menus and promotional calendars.
• Optimise commercial performance across venues, owning gross profit, sales, labour, and productivity.
• Champion food safety standards through venue audits, HACCP compliance and continuous improvement.
• Lead succession planning, recruitment, onboarding, and apprentice training programmes.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure product consistency, allergen mapping, and menu cost-efficiency.
• Conduct hands-on launches, venue cook-offs, recipe validation, and kitchen reviews to maintain standards.
• Promote kitchen safety and wellbeing, overseeing return-to-work programmes and incident reporting.
• Assess equipment and prepare business cases for kitchen upgrades.

Skills

Multi-site leadership

Business acumen

People leadership

Menu development

Stakeholder communication

Driver's Licence

Education

Trade qualification - chef

Commercial food safety & HACCP certifications

Job description

Endeavour Group is seeking a State Executive Sous Chef to lead culinary excellence across South Australia’s pubs, based in Adelaide with intrastate travel. You will mentor Head Chefs, drive menu innovations, and optimise GP and labour metrics while upholding HACCP standards.

Your role includes leading recruitment, developing apprentices, managing supplier relationships, and championing safe, high-quality kitchen operations. A driver’s licence and trade qualification are essential.