Head Chef

HEAD CHEF – HOLLY’S BAR & KITCHEN
Full-Time | $80,000–$90,000 + Super | Ringwood

Holly’s Bar & Kitchen is looking for an experienced, hands-on Head Chef to take on our kitchen and help drive the next stage of our food offering.

Holly’s is an Italian-inspired bar and kitchen focused on relaxed, share-style food. We sit within a broader, drinks-focused hospitality venue, so while you’ll take ownership of the kitchen day-to-day, this is very much a collaborative role working alongside our management, bar and marketing teams.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for:

• Day-to-day management of the kitchen
• Menu creation and development across our core menu, weekly specials, functions and events
• Food costing, stock control, ordering and wastage
• Kitchen rostering and labour management
• Leading and developing a small kitchen team
• Maintaining food quality, consistency and presentation
• Managing prep and service across regular trade, functions and larger venue events
• Maintaining food safety and kitchen compliance
• Working closely with management and the bar team on the overall venue operation
• Collaborating with marketing on specials, events and activations to continue growing the venue

About You

• Previous experience in a senior kitchen role, ideally 3+ years as a Head Chef
• Current Food Safety Supervisor certificate
• Strong understanding of food costing, stock control and kitchen operations
• Confident leading a small team while remaining hands-on
• Organised and comfortable managing multiple menus, specials, functions and events
• Available to work weekends and required prep days
• Italian-inspired cooking experience is highly regarded
• Most importantly, you’re a team player who wants to run a great kitchen as part of a broader hospitality team

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants genuine ownership of a kitchen, creative input into the food offering and the opportunity to help shape what comes next for Holly’s Kitchen & Bar

Salary: $80,000–$90,000 + super, depending on experience.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay: $80,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person