• Monday to Friday corporate hours
• 90K + super + retention bonus
• Time for Work Life Balance  

Restaurant Associates are a team of world class hospitality and fine-cuisine professionals, delivering contemporary food solutions and service across leading corporations and iconic venues all across Australia.

We are looking for an experienced Head Chef to lead the culinary operations at a high-volume, tech-driven trading firm in Sydney CBD. This Monday to Friday role involves managing onsite catering, functions, and events, with a focus on creative, fine dining menus using locally sourced, fresh ingredients tailored to client needs.

The Position:

• Managing daily culinary operations and exceeding quality standards.
• Leading, coaching, and mentoring a kitchen team to foster creativity, excellence, and safety.
• Ensuring effective communication and maintaining a collaborative kitchen culture.
• Managing menu costings, forecasting, budgeting, and driving operational efficiency.
• Overseeing the kitchen’s transition to new premises in June.
• Promoting allergy awareness and ensuring compliance with OH&S and food safety guidelines.
• Planning and developing seasonal, sustainable menus with innovative offerings.

The Person

• Chef trade qualifications with at least 3 years of senior culinary experience.
• High end/fine dining experience is an advantage.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Commercial acumen with budget management experience.
• Experience in a corporate or client-based environment preferred.
• Proficiency in IT systems, including ordering and payroll.
• Food Safety – Supervisory certificate.

THE BENEFITS

• Opportunities to progress internally.
• Access to 100+ retail discounts.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers.
• Access to a wide variety of training & development.
• Being part of a global organisation that promotes progression throughout different sectors, regions, and countries.

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you require adjustments or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, please reach out to us on either 1300TALENT or careers@compass-group.com.au

Our people’s unique backgrounds, experience, and abilities are at the heart of our vibrant workforce. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the diverse communities that we serve, where everyone feels empowered and valued. By building diverse teams means we are creating inclusive environments for all our people and those we connect with through our day-to-day operation. We welcome & encourage applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, gender expressions, gender identity and people with disability.