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Head Chef - 5 Star Hotel, Northen QLD

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Job Title: Head Chef - 5 Star Hotel, Northen QLD
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Queensland
Expertise: Culinary Recruitment
Salary: Competitve Salary Package
Reference: 1360143
Job Published: 03 Jul 2025
Closing Date: 01 Aug 2025

Job Description

Client Profile 

Our client has been at the forefront of innovative dining experiences and luxury hotel offerings. They are already highly regarded internationally and are a well-known operator with multiple award-winning venues. With a highly discerning clientele base, they have developed a long-held reputation for their first-class award-winning food offerings.
Always striving to remain ahead with local food trends, our client is now on the hunt for a dynamic and creative Head Chef to lead the dedicated brigade and take their culinary operation to the next level.
  
Job Description

Set within a well-established luxury hotel in one of Queensland’s most vibrant tourism destinations, this role offers the chance to work closely with a respected Group Executive Chef and management team to create a standout guest offering across multiple dining experiences.
This is not a "set and forget" hotel kitchen — we’re looking for a chef with a strong creative voice, a love of Italian and Mediterranean flavours, and the leadership to inspire a talented brigade across multiple outlets.

Candidate Profile

To be considered for this role you will have:
  • Creativity around menu development and food presentation within contemporary produce-focused cuisine, with expertise in modern Italian cuisine highly desirable
  • The ability to build a team and culture that is focused on creativity, quality and product
  • Experience in awarded restaurants and dining groups locally or internationally
  • Strong financial acumen relevant to labour and cost control
  • Genuine enthusiasm and creative thinking for working in a new business
  • Experience within a high-volume, premium restaurant environment
  • A highly structured and organised approach, managing multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Full unrestricted Australian working rights
Offer

This role is offering a strong remuneration package comprised of an excellent base salary pending experience.
 
To learn more about this role, submit your application or contact Andrew Hickie at andrew@hastingspeople.com.au for a confidential discussion.

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