Head Chef

Head Chef | Gold Coast QLD | $90,000 – $100,000 + Super

This is a key kitchen leadership appointment inside one of the Gold Coast’s most established high-volume venues. Strong trade, loyal customer base, and a premium casual environment with real reputation behind it.

The venue is looking for a Head Chef who sets the tone, not someone who simply manages the shift. This role needs structure, consistency, leadership, and the ability to keep a busy kitchen performing under pressure.

If you are a career-minded chef who leads with positivity, runs a structured kitchen, and knows how to balance people, quality, and commercial control, this one deserves a serious look.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead day-to-day execution of a large-scale, high-volume kitchen

• Plan, organise, and execute services with consistency and precision

• Maintain food standards, presentation, and service delivery across every trading period

• Lead, mentor, and develop a mid-sized team across varying skill levels

• Build a kitchen culture rooted in teamwork, accountability, and respect

• Coordinate closely with management and front-of-house

• Maintain strong food safety, hygiene, and OH&S standards

• Monitor workflows, staffing, and performance to keep service sharp

• Drive food cost awareness, budgeting, and operational discipline

• Bring energy, structure, and leadership to a venue that values consistency

ABOUT YOU

• Proven experience leading a kitchen in a high-volume hospitality environment

• Strong ability to develop, mentor, and elevate junior chefs and kitchen staff

• Highly organised, with the ability to plan ahead and execute with structure and control

• Resilient, proactive, and quick-thinking under peak service pressure

• Strong leadership presence with a positive, solutions-focused attitude

• Works with speed, precision, and cleanliness across every section

• Sound knowledge of food safety, compliance, and OH&S

• Commercially aware across food costs, budgeting, and kitchen controls

• Passionate about hospitality and lifting the standards of a team

• Brings energy, maturity, and consistency to every service

WHAT’S ON OFFER

• $90,000 – $100,000 + super

• Senior leadership role in one of the Gold Coast’s busiest venues

• Ongoing training and development

• Direct support from an experienced hospitality management group

• Positive kitchen culture with a team invested in doing things right

• Real autonomy to lead your kitchen and put your stamp on the role

• Long-term career opportunity with a business that values strong operators

• Sponsorship considered for candidates currently in Australia on valid working visas

APPLY NOW

If you are the kind of Head Chef who wants real leadership, real backing, and a venue worth showing up for, this is the one worth picking up the phone for.

Apply now or contact Luke Hemmings on 0490 831 652.