Atura Oran Park is coming soon!
Atura Oran Park will bring a fresh, urban lifestyle experience to the heart of Southwestern Sydney. With design-led accommodation, expansive meetings and conferencing facilities, an outdoor pool and terrace and a locally inspired restaurant and bar, the hotel’s prime location will offer visitors and locals unparalleled access to one of the region’s most dynamic destinations.
Its prime location overlooking the Oran Park Town Centre and surrounding parklands, and proximity to the new Western Sydney Airport, will make it the ideal setting for social connection, work and play. This will be a place to actively engage the neighbourhood, creating a sense of belonging for locals and travellers alike.
As Executive Chef, you'll lead the culinary vision across the hotel outlets including a signature bar & grill, casual dining Japanese restaurant and conferencing & event spaces.
You'll build and lead a kitchen brigade from the ground up — setting the standards, shaping the menus, and creating the kind of dining moments that get talked about. We're looking for a bold, creative leader — someone who obsesses over the guest experience as much as the plate, who thrives under the spotlight, and who's ready to put their mark on something new. If you've got the talent, the vision, and the edge
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the kitchen team to consistently deliver high-quality food across all hotel outlets.
- Ensure all kitchen operations run smoothly by effectively rostering staff, managing labour costs, and maintaining appropriate staffing levels.
- Collaborate with the General Manager and F&B team on menu development, ensuring offerings are seasonal, cost-effective, and aligned with the hotel’s dining direction.
- Maintain strict adherence to food safety, hygiene, and OH&S standards, ensuring a clean and safe working environment at all times.
- Oversee stock rotation, inventory control, and the efficient use of supplies to minimise waste and control food costs.
- Supervise and support the kitchen brigade, delegating tasks appropriately and fostering a productive, team-oriented culture.
- Monitor and maintain the functionality and cleanliness of all kitchen equipment and workspaces.
- Stay up to date with culinary trends and incorporate innovative ideas into menus to enhance the guest experience.
- Recruit, train, and develop kitchen staff, conducting regular performance reviews and ensuring ongoing skills development.
- Represent the kitchen professionally in all interdepartmental communications and contribute to the overall success of the hotel’s food and beverage operations.
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years of experience as an Exec Chef with strong culinary background in restaurant groups, hotels or premium dining venues. Ideally previous experience in opening high end restaurants.
- Strong leadership style with the ability to lead from the front, motivate and inspire a team.
- Creative and confident in developing menus, setting high standards and identifying opportunities for improvement across all F&B outlets.
- Solid financial background in food and labour costs including rostering and cost of goods (COGs) control, forecasting & P&L reporting.
- Experience with catering for a range of events such as corporate functions, social events and weddings. Including planning, financial acumen and menu development.
- Strong organisational, collaboration and communication skills, with a focus on quality, delivery, consistency, and guest satisfaction.
- Strong commercial acumen with a keen eye for market trends, competitor activity, and opportunities to drive profitability and value.
How You Work
- Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
- Inclusive leader — values diverse perspectives; builds belonging.
- Owner’s mindset — acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.
- Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.
Perks from Day One
As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.
- 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
- $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
- Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
- Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
- Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.
Apply Now
Join Atura Oran Park and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.
Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.
Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in - don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.
When you click apply, you’ll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). This is our official system for managing applications across the EVT Group. You’ll simply enter your details and answer a few quick screening questions so we can get to know you better.
About EVT: Atura Oran Park is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.
At Atura, we’re a people place - unconventional, social and full of energy. Our hotels are designed for connection, comfort and community. Whether you’re pouring drinks, sharing local tips or welcoming guests with a warm smile, you’ll be part of a team that’s Always Open to possibility. Join us and help create the kind of place people never want to leave.
EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you’re in, there’s no limits on where your career could take you.
