Senior Chef

5 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cliftons Full time

Join to apply for the Senior Chef (Corporate Catering) role at Cliftons.


Why You'll Love This Role

Bring your creativity and culinary skills to the corporate events world. As a Senior Chef at our Sydney venue(s), you'll be responsible for kitchen operations and designing 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, in a supportive team environment that offers stability and work-life balance.


How This Will Transform Your Career

At Cliftons, we are committed to nurturing professional development and work-life balance. In this role, you\'ll hone your skills in supporting a team, high-volume food production, safety, and sanitation. Your job includes:

  • Hands-on role in crafting diverse menus for a premium corporate audience.
  • Guide a small team and run a well-organised, efficient kitchen.
  • Great work-life balance — mostly weekday hours, no late-night restaurant service.
  • Be part of delivering memorable experiences through great food.

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:

  • All Roles Flex Policy: flexible start/finish times and extra annual leave.
  • Learning and Development: Online learning, on-the-job coaching, and career development opportunities.
  • Recognition Programs: Celebrating efforts and milestones with awards and recognition.
  • Wellbeing @ Work: Employee Assistance Program, Paid mini-breaks, \'Me Days,\' wellbeing initiatives
  • Team & Office Celebrations: Regular team events, both virtual and face-to-face.

What You'll Be Doing

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

  • Looking after banquet-style catering for events.
  • Getting creative in planning and designing menus for clients.
  • Responsible for day-to-day kitchen operations and compliance.
  • Mentoring and developing kitchen staff.
  • 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:

  • Have high-level menu development, costs and food production skills.
  • Possess outstanding organisational and people management skills.
  • Uphold Work Health & Safety and Food Safety protocols
  • Have a dynamic personality.

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
  • A copy of your resume
  • A brief cover letter that outlines why you are a good fit for the role

Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type
  • Full-time

Job function
  • Management and Manufacturing

Industries
  • Events Services
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