Sandbar is one of Surfers Paradise’s busiest beachfront venues, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. With a high-volume kitchen, diverse menu and large team, we’re looking for a strong, all-round Sous Chef who can support the Head Chef and help lead the kitchen across all services.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who thrives in fast-paced kitchens, is confident across all aspects of kitchen operations, and enjoys developing and leading a team.
The Role
You’ll work closely with the Head Chef to manage the day-to-day kitchen operations, lead the team during service, and ensure the kitchen runs smoothly across breakfast, lunch and dinner.
What You’ll Be Doing
Run and support breakfast, lunch and dinner service
Support the Head Chef with daily operations
Rostering and labour management
Ordering and stock control
Stocktakes and cost control
Train, mentor and develop junior chefs
Maintain food quality, consistency and presentation
Ensure food safety and WHS compliance
Lead the team during busy service periods
What We’re Looking For
Must have 2+ years’ experience in a busy, fast-paced kitchen
Able to confidently run breakfast, lunch and dinner service
Experience with rostering and budgeting
Experience with ordering and stocktakes
High-level ability to train and develop a team
All-rounder who is confident across all aspects of kitchen operations
Previous Sous Chef experience or strong CDP ready to step up
Why Join Us?
Iconic beachfront location
Large, high-performing venue
Career progression opportunities within AVC
Strong support from Operations and central teams
Staff discounts across 240+ venues in Australia & New Zealand
Great team environment
If you're a well-rounded Sous Chef who can lead from the front and handle a busy service, this is a great opportunity to join a high-volume, well-established venue.
