Chef de Partie

About the role

We're looking for a Chef de Partie to run a section with confidence and consistency across our brunch and dinner services. You'll work closely with the Head Chef and Sous Chef, taking ownership of your section's prep, execution, and standards during service, while helping mentor more junior team members.

Key responsibilities

• Run an assigned section during brunch and dinner service, maintaining pace, consistency, and plate quality
• Complete mise en place and prep to spec ahead of each service
• Follow recipes, portioning, and presentation standards consistently
• Maintain a clean, organised, and safe section in line with food safety standards
• Communicate clearly with the pass and other sections during busy periods
• Support stock rotation, ordering input, and minimising waste on your section
• Help train and guide junior kitchen staff and apprentices
• Contribute ideas during menu development and specials planning
• Uphold hygiene, WHS, and food safety compliance at all times

About you

• Experience working a section in a busy, high-volume kitchen (café, restaurant, or similar)
• Solid knife skills and a strong grasp of kitchen fundamentals
• Ability to keep pace and composure during a fast-paced service
• A genuine appetite to learn, take feedback, and develop your craft
• Team-first attitude — happy to help out beyond your own section when needed
• Current Food Safety Supervisor certificate (or willingness to obtain)
• Availability across brunch shifts and dinner services, including weekends

About us

Next Door Cronulla is a beachfront café, restaurant and bar serving daily brunch and three dinner services a week. We're a fast-paced venue with a young, enthusiastic team who love good food, good energy, and looking after our guests. This is a place to learn, grow, and build real kitchen craft alongside a crew who genuinely want to get better every service.

Benefits

• Beachfront location — steps from the sand at Cronulla
• A young, tight-knit, high-energy team culture
• Real opportunities to grow into a Senior CDP or Sous Chef role
• Staff meals and team perks
• Ongoing training and skill development