Sous Chef
Hospitality · Port Melbourne, Melbourne VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
A professional hospitality venue in Victoria is strengthening its kitchen leadership team with an experienced Sous Chef. The focus is on pairing genuine culinary experience with a long-term position, not simply filling a gap on the roster.
Working beside the Head Chef, you will share responsibility for kitchen operations, food quality, team leadership, stock management and menu development. The venue wants someone with real-world capability who takes ownership during service, lifts team performance and delivers quality food consistently when it is busy.
For senior chefs in Dubai, Doha or Riyadh, this could be your next move.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head Chef in leading and running the kitchen each day, owning kitchen performance through the busiest services
- Mentor, guide and lead kitchen staff at both junior and senior level
- Turn out high-quality dishes consistently, holding recipe, portion and presentation standards
- Organise preparation so service runs efficiently
- Assist with ordering and supplier requirements
- Track stock levels and support sound inventory management
- Keep food costs in check and cut unnecessary wastage
- Uphold standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness
- Bring ideas for menu development and seasonal offerings, and help deliver modern classics, premium proteins, seafood and pub-style dishes consistently
- Work closely with management and front-of-house teams to build a professional, respectful and productive kitchen
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated experience as a Sous Chef or experienced senior chef, with a strong background in a high-volume pub, bistro, restaurant or comparable kitchen
- Proven hands-on cooking and food preparation ability, backed by strong knowledge of food quality, presentation and consistency
- Demonstrated ability to lead a kitchen team during busy services, with strong communication and team leadership skills
- Experience with ordering, stock control, food costing and wastage management
- Good understanding of hygiene and food safety practices
- Works efficiently under pressure and brings a reliable, professional approach to kitchen responsibilities
- Able to demonstrate and verify genuine culinary employment experience
- Willing to participate in the required performance review for sponsorship consideration
- Candidates with documented and verifiable chef experience are encouraged to apply
Apply: jobs@emiratesprime.ae · WhatsApp