Senior Chef

4 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cliftons Venues Full time

Bring your creativity and culinary skills to the corporate events world. As aSenior Chef at our Sydney venue(s), you'll lead kitchen operations and design fresh, thoughtful menus for our corporate events such as conferences, training days, and business functions.

You'll take pride in delivering high-quality food and presentation, all within a supportive team environment that offers stability and work-life balance.

How This Will Transform Your Career

At Cliftons, we prioritise your growth and autonomy. In this role, you'll hone your skills in leadership, high-volume food production, safety, and sanitation. Your job includes:

  • Hands-on role in crafting diverse menus for a premium corporate audience.
  • Leadasmallteamandrunawell-organised,efficientkitchen.
  • Greatwork-lifebalance–mostlyweekdayhours,nolate-nightrestaurantservice.
  • Be part of delivering memorable experiences through great food.

If you're looking for roles such as Corporate Chef, Catering Manager, or Banquet Chef or have been wanting to move up from more junior roles, then we encourage you to apply

Why You'll Love Working at Cliftons

At Cliftons, we bring people together who are dedicated to creating remarkable experiences together – and our food offering plays a key part in that. In this role, we offer:

  • AllRolesFlexPolicy:flexiblestart/finishtimesandextraannualleave.
  • LearningandDevelopment:Onlinelearning,on-the-jobcoaching,andcareerdevelopmentopportunities.
  • RecognitionPrograms:Celebratingeffortsandmilestoneswithawardsandrecognition.
  • Team&OfficeCelebrations:Regularteamevents,bothvirtualandface-to-face.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you will oversee catering operations at ourSydney venue(s). Your duties will include:

  • Leadingbanquet-stylecateringforevents.
  • Gettingcreativeinplanninganddesigningmenusforclients.
  • Managingday-to-daykitchenoperationsandcompliance.
  • Mentoringanddevelopingkitchenstaff.
  • Working closely with venue and catering teams to deliver a seamless experience.

What We're Looking For

To succeed in this role, you should have extensive experience in corporate catering / commercial cooking. You should be innovative, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks effectively. Key requirements include:

  • Havehigh-levelmenudevelopment,costsandfoodproductionskills.
  • Possessoutstandingorganisationalandpeoplemanagementskills.
  • UpholdWorkHealth&SafetyandFoodSafetyprotocols
  • Haveadynamicpersonality.

How To Apply

If you're ready to step out of traditional hospitality and into a role with creativity, variety and balance — we'd love to hear from you

Please send us:

  • Acopyofyourresume
  • A brief cover letter that outlines why you are a good fit for the role
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