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Form of workWe are looking for a Chef de Cuisine to lead & inspire the backbone of the Culinary scene in our Commissary kitchen/Team Dining Room. Reporting to the Executive Sous Chef, you will lead a team of 50+ chefs and front-of-house team members.
Our Culinary team prides itself on our product, as a result, the team runs an extensive product line to cater to 12 outlets including, Retail, Casual, Premium Dining & Banquets with a basic line of recipes & bulk supplies. This also includes catering over 2,000+ hot & cold meals for our valued internal customers, our team members!
What can we offer you?
- Genuine work/life balance, rare to find in this sector
- Supportive management team
- Ongoing career development and opportunities
- Freshly laundered uniform ready for you every single day
- 30% off our F&B venues plus amazing discounts across our properties.
- Free buffet meals are included on every shift
- Discounted parking, wellbeing benefits and more!
Key responsibilities in the role are but are not limited to:
- Partner with the different outlets of The Star, to ensure that the produced items support the efficiency of our culinary operations
- Handle labour and food cost budgets
- Stock control and production planning
- Write and implement new menu items including presentation and recipe development
- Recruit, train, develop and inspire your team
- Relevant tertiary qualifications, such as Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
- 5+ years in a similar role within a 5-star hotel, Commissary kitchen or large production environment will be ideal to your success in the role
- Experience managing a large and diverse team
- Sound knowledge of Asian and European/Australian cooking styles
- Ability to work in a large corporate environment, using different computer systems and the skills to partner with different stakeholders
- Experience in a fast-paced kitchen and production environment.
If this sounds like the right challenge for you and you want to be part of our outstanding Sydney family, don't look any further and apply now!
We are also recruiting a Sous Chef in our Banquet operation, your application may be considered for this role also. For more details on this position head to our careers page.
Please be aware that eligibility checks are required as part of the recruitment process and ongoing employment for this position.
At The Star, we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that we know will contribute to exceptional experiences for our guests, a great place to work for our team members and positive outcomes for our communities. We welcome applications from all cultures, ages, religions, genders, LGBTQI+ people, Australia’s First Nations Peoples, and people with disabilities. We recognise the distinctive challenges that trans and gender-diverse applicants may encounter during the recruitment process. We offer a range of flexible working options for team members to find a balance between work and life that’s right for them and their unique well-being needs.
The Star is a WGEA Employee of Citation for Gender Equality holder and is recognised with a Gold Award 2022 by the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) which evaluates LGBTQI+ inclusiveness in the workplace.
