Sous Chef – Radii Restaurant

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global hotel brand as a Sous Chef at Park Hyatt Melbourne. You'll thrive in a vibrant kitchen, manage a team, and ensure high-quality food preparation. Enjoy benefits like discounted accommodation and generous paid time off while making travel more human.

Benefits

Complimentary accommodation at Hyatt properties

Discounted food & beverage

Employee assistance program

Generous paid time off

10% discount with NIB Health insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a hatted restaurant is advantageous.
• Supervisory experience in a hotel or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present all dishes for the restaurant.
• Assign responsibilities to subordinates and check their performance.
• Assist in training and guiding culinary employees.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Job description

Our leaders have always encouraged us to try new approaches and learn by experimentation. The biggest learning from this was that persistence and calculated risks pay off.

At Hyatt, we believe in making people feel at home wherever they are in the world. We turn jobs into careers, encounters into experiences, and trips into journeys.

Join a team that is making travel more human, connected, and sustainable. Here, everyone's role matters, and your individuality is celebrated.

About Park Hyatt Melbourne:

Located in the heart of the city, Park Hyatt Melbourne offers sophisticated luxury and exceptional personalised service. With beautifully appointed rooms, extensive event spaces, curated experiences, fine arts, dining, and wellness, we create unforgettable experiences for our guests.

Benefits of working with us:

• Leading global hotel brand with career advancement opportunities
• Complimentary and discounted accommodation at more than 1000 Hyatt properties worldwide for you and your loved ones.
• Complimentary duty meals whilst on shift
• Discounted food & beverage and park club health & day spa treatments
• Discounted onsite car parking
• Employee assistance program – benefit from free, immediate, and confidential support for any work, health, or life concern
• Generous paid time off and holiday policies including paid parental leave and wellbeing leave
• 10% discount with NIB Health insurance

About the Role:

As the Sous Chef, you will thrive in a large open kitchen, be passionate about cooking, and have strong knowledge of local ingredients and independent suppliers. You will assist in managing a team of 15 across two dining periods (breakfast/dinner) and work closely with both front and back of house teams.

Our food philosophy is Food. Thoughtfully Sources. Carefully served.

You will report directly to the Chef de Cuisine/Executive Chef and support in supervising and managing day-to-day operations, as well as supporting the team to achieve our purpose.

Some of the responsibilities include:

• Prepare, create, and present all dishes for the restaurant
• Ensure all dishes from your section are prepared consistently and according to standard
• Assign responsibilities to subordinates and check their performance periodically
• Assist in maximizing employee morale and productivity
• Review and analyze menus, recipes, and food to determine costs, profitability, and success of the outlet
• Assist in training and guiding culinary employees
• Conduct monthly inventory checks on all operating equipment and supplies

Qualifications

What you will bring to the role:

• Hatted restaurant experience would be advantageous
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent)
• Previous supervisory experience in a hotel or similar environment in a fast-paced setting
• Qualifications/certificates in HACCP, local Food handling & Hygiene would be advantageous
• A strong attention to detail and a desire to produce high-quality operational and administrative outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead a team
• The ability to create a positive first impression with an understanding of 5-star grooming standards
• The flexibility to work on a 24/7 rotating roster including public holidays

Join us at Hyatt and make travel more human. Apply today and start your journey with a team that values Empathy, Integrity, Respect, Experimentation, Wellbeing, and Inclusion. With Hyatt, you'll discover a career you didn't know existed.

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