Catering Head Chef

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Vegerama Catering Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

About Us

Vegerama is a leading vegan restaurant and catering business in Brisbane, dedicated to creating high-quality, plant-based cuisine. With a strong focus on sustainability, creativity, and innovation, we pride ourselves on offering gourmet vegan and vegetarian platters, catering services, and a plant-based cooking school. In addition to our restaurant and catering services, we run our own Conscious Culinary School (CCS), where we provide engaging cooking workshops and events to a large and diverse audience.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Catering Head Chef with a passion for vegan and vegetarian cuisine to join our team. You will oversee the end-to-end production of catering orders — from food preparation and plating to styling and delivery coordination — while ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and presentation. This role is perfect for a chef with creativity, attention to detail, and a strong background in both savoury and pastry-based plant-based dishes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate catering operations in our central kitchen.
  • Design and prepare gourmet vegan and vegetarian dishes, including savoury platters and salads.
  • Demonstrate advanced skills in baking and plant-based pastry (desserts, breads, cakes).
  • Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, and presentation.
  • Collaborate with the kitchen team while managing independent tasks efficiently.
  • Maintain a clean, organised, and time-effective kitchen workflow

Essential Criteria

  • Proven experience as a chef, ideally with catering background.
  • Strong knowledge of vegan and vegetarian cuisine.
  • Expertise in baking and pastry, particularly plant-based.
  • Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
  • Ability to manage time effectively and work under pressure.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience in leading small kitchen teams.
  • Interest in contributing to plant-based culinary education.

Position Details

  • Casual: 2–3 days per week (primarily Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays).
  • Morning shifts.
  • Location: Moorooka, Brisbane.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about plant-based cuisine and meet the above criteria, we'd love to hear from you Please send your resume and a short cover letter highlighting your relevant experience to or contact us at message only).

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