About Us
JDA Collective is a family-owned hospitality group operating fourteen (14) premium venues across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. We pride ourselves on delivering the premium pub experience through exceptional food, beverage, entertainment and customer service.
The Northside Hotel is a well-established venue in Lavington, offering modern food, functions, sports bar and family-friendly dining. Our kitchen is an integral part of our success, and we're looking for a leader who shares our passion for quality and consistency.
The Role
The role involves managing a kitchen team and cooking top quality food to the high standards set. This role forms part of a 4-6 person kitchen and will require excellent working knowledge of Modern Australian cuisine as well as previous experience gained in successful restaurants or bistros.
Your overall responsibility is to lead by example through the execution of top quality dishes, ensuring the Bistro's high standards are maintained at all times.
Benefits and Perks
- Career progression opportunities across a growing hospitality group
- Staff discounts across JDA Collective venues
- Supportive team culture focused on development and growth
The Candidate
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Must be trade qualified and hold a Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery.
- Will have minimum six (6) years Post Qualified experience.
- Previous high calibre hotel bistro or restaurant experience
- Must have experience working in any high volume venue environment.
- Ability to lead and manage a kitchen team, is essential.
- Menu development, with focus on seasonal produce.
- Weekly specials.
- Full responsibility of ordering.
- Costs and stock control.
- Management of kitchen staff.
- The successful applicant will be able to motivate staff, create and foster an enthusiastic work environment whilst maintaining a high quality product.
- Collaboration with Front of House management.
- Maintaining consistency in food quality.
- Upholding food safety and OHS requirements.
- A key success in this role, is a genuine passion for producing great food coupled with excellent organisational skills, a reliable honest attitude and the ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- The right candidate must have excellent communication skills, have an approachable manner and a strong customer service focus.
- A professionally presented individual and groomed at all times.
- A committed, trustworthy and responsible person is what we are looking for, as well as someone who can be flexible and available to work nights, weekends, public holidays
Apply Now
If this opportunity excites you and you are a reliable committed Head Chef who meets the criteria above, please submit your cover letter and resume for consideration.
Please note – only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pay: $85,000.00 – $95,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
