Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000 - $85,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Inner Sydney has a premier hospitality and nightlife venue where an upmarket Italian-Mediterranean restaurant, an open-air terrace bar for cocktails and a late-night club lounge share one address. It is hiring a dedicated, experienced Chef for a permanent full-time place in the kitchen.
Expect shared Mediterranean plates, big events and late-night bar food, with the Italian-Mediterranean program running from dinner to weekend brunch, private functions and late trading. Australian citizens, permanent residents and eligible visa holders can apply, and sponsoring opportunities (TSS 482) may be considered for qualified candidates who satisfy all Home Affairs requirements. Applications close on 8 November 2026.
Your CV should show your cookery qualification, the kitchens and volumes you have handled and your readiness for late shifts. Chefs in Nairobi or Mombasa can sharpen a Mediterranean chef CV with Build AI CV before applying.
Key Responsibilities
- Cook and plate top-quality dishes (antipasti, handmade pasta, grilled meat and seafood) exactly to recipe and presentation standards
- Take charge of a kitchen section when dinner, weekend brunch and late-night service get busy
- Handle the daily mise en place, keep an eye on stock freshness and FIFO rotation, work out what the kitchen needs and place orders as directed
- Help build function set menus, feasting packages and upmarket canapé events for groups and private hires
- Observe Food Safety Standards Australia, HACCP regulations and the venue's hygiene and safety rules
- Lead, coach and support commis chefs, apprentices and kitchen hands, on a rotating roster covering late nights, weekends and public holidays
Requirements & Eligibility
- AQF Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery, or an equivalent international culinary qualification of relevance
- Minimum 1 year of full-time experience after qualifying, in a high-volume restaurant, a Mediterranean or Italian kitchen or a premium venue
- Solid modern Mediterranean or Italian cooking, line prep and high-volume service
- Keeps culinary standards high when the rush is intense
- Strong communication, team management and organisational skills, plus willingness to work late nights (post-10pm weekend trade) and split shifts
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