Production Head Chef

3 days ago

Botany Bay, Australia ALifePlus Full time $100,000 - $120,000 per year

A Life Plus – Botany, Sydney NSW

$100,000–$120,000 + Super + KPI Bonus ($20,000–$50,000 OTE)

Food Manufacturing / Ready Meals | Full Time | Growth Role

About Us

A Life Plus (ALP) is one of Sydney's fastest-growing fresh-meal companies, producing premium ready meals for health-focused customers across Australia. We specialise in high-protein, low-carb, and keto meals, including NDIS-compliant options. Everything is cooked in-house at our Botany facility with full control of quality and nutrition.

We're expanding fast — new lines, new processes, and more scale. This is a production-leadership role for someone who wants to run a real manufacturing kitchen, not a restaurant service line.

The Opportunity

You'll lead the heart of our production — overseeing prep, cook, and pack operations to achieve perfect consistency, yield control, and food-safety excellence.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role that directly influences quality, cost, and team growth. The right person will treat the kitchen like their own business unit.

Your day-to-day will include:

  • Running and improving all food production and prep to target yields, taste, and presentation.
  • Managing batch sheets, recipe data, and documentation.
  • Monitoring yields, waste, and QA checkpoints daily.
  • Leading, training, and scheduling a multi-national team (10–20 staff).
  • Ensuring full compliance with food-safety and temperature logs.
  • Working with leadership to launch new SKUs and cost-saving improvements.

What You'll Bring

Must-Have:

  • Proven experience in large-batch or central-kitchen production (airline, meal-prep, hospital, or contract catering).
  • Food Safety Supervisor Certificate.
  • Hands-on leadership — confident running a team on the line.
  • Understanding of yield control, cost management, and scaling systems.
  • Strong organisation and documentation discipline.

Nice-to-Have:

  • Experience with macro-controlled or special-diet meals (keto, GF, NDIS).
  • Lean or continuous-improvement mindset.
  • Familiarity with cook-chill, sous-vide, or high-volume batching equipment.
  • Comfortable improving or creating SOPs and recipe documentation.

What We Offer

  • Base: $100k–$120k + super (DOE).
  • KPI Bonus: $20k–$50k OTE — based on yield, QA, and cost-efficiency metrics.
  • Clear progression: path to Head of Culinary Operations as we scale.
  • Stable schedule: predictable prep and production days (Tue–Sun rotation).
  • Benefits: daily staff meals, free parking, uniforms, employee discounts.
  • Paid trials: 4-hour simulation + 7-day pilot — we pay you properly for both.

Why Join A Life Plus

We're building Australia's most efficient, consistent, and health-driven meal-production kitchen. If you're tired of restaurant chaos and want to lead a production system with real autonomy, measurable success, and genuine impact — this is your seat.

You control the kitchen. We back your systems.

How to Apply

Send your application to with the subject:

Production Head Chef – Sydney – YOURNAME

Include:

The largest production line you've run (units + crew).

One yield or QA problem you fixed (before → after, method).

A redacted batch or QA sheet you've used.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a paid 4-hour on-site trial, followed by a 7–10 day pilot to see your systems in action.

Work Rights

Full Australian work rights required.

Outstanding international candidates may be considered for Subclass 482 sponsorship.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 – $120,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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