We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Executive Chef to oversee and elevate kitchen operations across Hamilton Island's large-scale venues, ensuring smooth bulk production that meets the highest standards of quality and operational demand.
With a primary focus on high volume kitchens, this role also offers the opportunity to provide holistic leadership and support across all island venues with bulk production potential.
You'll play a pivotal role in delivering innovative menu design within high-volume production settings, ensuring excellence in every dish.
Your Role The ideal candidate brings a blend of strategic insight, culinary creativity, and operational expertise to deliver exceptional quality and service across our venues.
As the Executive Chef, your responsibilities will include: Performance Analysis: Evaluate menu performance, profitability, and popularity, pinpointing high-margin and top-selling items to promote.
Offer pricing recommendations based on food costs, profit margins, and customer value insights.
Menu Innovation: Develop and refresh menus that capture the unique identity of each venue, using seasonal ingredients and the latest culinary trends to create engaging, memorable food experiences.
Market Research: Conduct thorough research to stay on top of culinary trends, customer preferences, and industry standards.
Create standardised recipe cards and guide production to ensure quality across all venues.
Operational Excellence: Oversee food cost management, minimise waste, and maintain supplier relationships to ensure quality ingredients.
Manage budgets to achieve financial targets without compromising standards.
About You You are a seasoned culinary professional with a passion for analytics and innovation.
You stay current with culinary trends and consistently seek new ways to streamline operations while delivering exceptional food experiences.
Adaptable and resilient, you thrive in a fast-paced environment, inspiring team morale through mentorship and collaboration.
To be successful in this role, you will need: Leadership in High-Volume Production: Demonstrated experience managing large-scale kitchen operations, ensuring efficient bulk production across multiple high-demand venues.
Innovative Menu Development: Strong ability to design and execute creative, high-quality menus tailored to bulk production while maintaining culinary excellence.
Cross-Venue Collaboration: Skilled in coordinating across various venues to align production with demand and operational goals Operational Efficiency: Expertise in optimising kitchen processes, managing resources, and ensuring seamless delivery in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Quality Assurance and Standards: Proven commitment to upholding exceptional food quality and presentation standards in a large-scale setting.
You will also have: Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (Essential) Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (Essential) and a deep understanding of health and safety regulations.
Current valid Drivers Licence (Essential) Restricted Drivers Authority or ability to obtain (Valid Drivers licence and at least 3 years clean driving record) (Essential) Minimum 5 years' experience in an Executive or Head Chef position in a high-volume, diverse culinary environment.
Proven experience in large bakery, wholesale or franchise environment would be beneficial.
Demonstrated proficiency in IT systems, Microsoft Word, Excel or equivalent for kitchen management.
Your Benefits Subsidised (Salary Sacrifice) furnished single staff accommodation Staff perks - discounts on venues, retail, activities, subsidised staff café and $15 pw gym membership!
Opportunities for career advancement Fantastic work culture and supportive community Enjoy living and working on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef!
About Us Part of the Whitsundays and in the heart of the?Great Barrier Reef,?Hamilton Island?is one of Australia's most spectacular and sought-after holiday destinations.
Surrounded by pristine white beaches, and a kaleidoscope of coral and marine life, the island boasts 4 resort options, over 20 different culinary options, a championship golf course, a luxury Yacht Club and of course the award winning?qualia?resort.
Click 'Apply' to be taken to our Hamilton Island Careers page www.hamiltonisland.com.au/careers