Chef De Partie

Crystalbrook Kingsley has transformed Newcastle’s former Council Administration Centre into an elegant and sophisticated 130-room five-star hotel with a signature rooftop bar and restaurant, lobby bar and café along with two private meeting venues. With the City Hall Civic Theatre, Newcastle Art Gallery and War Memorial moments away, Kingsley is culturally connected, celebrating what has been and what is to come.

The Opportunity:
With a passion for local produce and flair for extraordinary dishes, you are eager to be part of something innovative and creative in Newcastle.  Cooking amazing food with the best of produce, this Chef De Partie position is designed to role model exceptional workplace health and safety procedures whilst producing exceptional culinary experiences for all our guests.  You will:   

• Drive guest satisfaction in service and take great pride in the delivery of incredible flavours and food experiences
• Foster a culture of innovation and breaking the norm
• Provide hands-on support to junior members of the kitchen staff  
• Collaborate closely with the F&B Service team and all departments of the hotel
• Promote and be accountable for WH&S in our sparkling kitchens
• Articulate ideas the creation of seasonal and promotional menus 
• Support the effective procurement, production, preparation and presentation of all food  

The Talent:
You will be enthusiastic and have technical experience from working in a high-functioning kitchen environment, as well as holding a trade qualification relevant to your position. Your curious nature drives you to experiment with high-quality, locally sourced ingredients and you excel at creating visually appealing and palate-pleasing dishes. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and you will readily demonstrate excellent communication skills within a team environment.  We are keen to consider applications that display:

• A technical talent and experience with modern cuisine
• Demonstrated experience in a contemporary dining setting
• Sound knowledge of WH&S legislation and Health regulations
• Super cool nature under pressure
• High attention to detail and well organised
• Ability to work across a 7-day roster
• A career ambition to continued personal and professional growth

Our Benefits 
This is an important position within our team at Crystalbrook Kingsley and an award relevant package is available along with a flexible range of benefits to suit your lifestyle that include:  

• A market leading 50% F&B discount across all of our Venue's
• $99 Room rates and a friends and family discount
• Lifestyle benefits including extra leave
• Online learning and career development plan

Why Us:
Crystalbrook Collection is an award-winning hotel development and management company, with Australia's newest portfolio of distinctive upscale luxury hotels where differences are applauded. After only 6 years in operation, we own and manage over AU$1 billion in hotel assets currently located across NSW and QLD. Our growth phase has escalated with exciting plans that include a new hotel opening in Adelaide in 2026 and Canberra in 2027, with aspirations for further Australian & overseas expansion.
  
This is a full time and permanent position – unfortunately, we are unable to consider a sponsorship arrangement for this role.
Additional information

• Full Time position in a creative and forward thinking culinary team
• Lead, train and mentor our junior team members
• Sustainability is at the heart of our values - locally sourced ingredients