Head Chef | North Strathfield Hotel
- Creative Food Role Driving Daily Specials, Promotions & Functions Offering.
- Professional Development Opportunities.
- Flexible Rotating Roster Including Weekdays, Weekend & Evenings.
Join the North Strathfield Hotel team as the Head Chef, where you’ll lead our kitchen team in delivering exceptional Australian pub cuisine infused with creativity and passion. Located in the historic Bakehouse Quarter, our hotel is a beloved fixture in a vibrant community setting, renowned for its blend of rich history and contemporary culture. With a menu that spans from share plates and epic burgers to sophisticated grazing boards, our focus is on delivering exceptional food quality and fresh ingredients that cater to every palate. North Strathfield Hotel is committed to not just meeting, but exceeding the expectations of our locals and visitors alike.
With the venue undergoing exciting renovations and expansion, you’ll have the unique opportunity to influence and shape our evolving food offering. As Head Chef, you will be responsible for crafting daily specials, themed promotions, and exceptional function offerings, ensuring each dish complements our ethos of innovation and quality.
What We Offer:
- Creative Freedom: Take the helm in a kitchen where your creativity will guide the transformation of traditional flavours into modern masterpieces.
- Professional Growth: Capitalize on professional development opportunities in a dynamic hospitality environment, especially as we expand and enhance our venue.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a flexible rotating roster that supports a balanced lifestyle, with shifts spanning weekdays, weekends, and evenings.
About You:
- Proven Expertise: Demonstrated success in a Head Chef role, with a strong portfolio in high-volume, quality-focused settings.
- Innovative Menu Development: Passion for utilizing fresh, local ingredients to create compelling and unique culinary experiences.
- Operational Management: Efficiency in managing food costs, labour, and seamless kitchen operations, ensuring both profitability and culinary excellence.
- Commitment to Safety: Rigorous adherence to food safety standards and protocols.
- Trend Awareness: A passion for staying ahead of food trends and integrating them into our offerings to attract a diverse clientele.
- Leadership Skills: Exceptional ability to mentor and inspire a team, fostering an environment of collaboration and high performance.
- Customer-Centric: A focus on delivering extraordinary dining experiences that enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- Strategic Collaboration: Ability to work closely with management to align the culinary strategy with overall business goals, especially during a period of significant growth and change.
Join us if you're driven by culinary excellence and excited about playing a central role in the evolution of North Strathfield Hotel, we encourage you to apply. Help us turn every meal into an experience and become a key player in our journey of growth and innovation within the historic Bakehouse Quarter. Sponsorship is available for candidates who demonstrate extraordinary talent and a drive to succeed in a landmark Sydney venue. Apply below with a cover letter & your resume. Immediate start available.