Head Chef — New Restaurant & Wine Bar, Geelong
Expression of Interest — Role Starting Late 2026
We're a young, up-and-coming hospitality group on the rise in Geelong — home to Daisy, our basement cocktail bar, and now opening a wine bar and restaurant on the ground floor above it, launching late 2026.
We're getting ahead of the curve and inviting expressions of interest for the Head Chef role at our new upstairs venue. This is a genuine opportunity to grow with us — as we expand, so does your role.
The role:
Lead the kitchen for our new restaurant and wine bar, while also overseeing Daisy's existing bar snack program downstairs — a well-established offering that's already running successfully. You'll take ownership of both, ensuring consistency and quality across the group.
What you'll bring:
- A positive attitude and great communication — non-negotiable
- Confidence creating, costing and executing dishes at scale
- A passion for building and running a positive, high-performing kitchen team
- Experience leading a section or kitchen in a fast-paced, quality-focused venue
What you'll get:
- Genuine career growth as our group expands
- The chance to shape a new menu and kitchen culture from the ground up, plus creative input across our existing bar snack offering
- A supportive, ambitious team that backs its people
- Involvement pre-opening — helping build the menu, systems and team before doors open
How it works:
We're not filling this role today — we're building a shortlist of great people ahead of opening. Register your interest now, and we'll be in touch as the venue takes shape and we move toward interviews closer to launch.
If you're ready to lead, grow, and help build something from the beginning — we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: $80,000.00 – $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free food
- Maternity leave
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
Work Location: In person
