Employment

Ready to step up?

$85,000–$90,000 + Super | Full Time | No Split Shifts

Maybe you’re already a Sous Chef.

Or maybe you’re a strong Senior Chef/CDP who knows you’re ready for the next step but hasn’t been given the opportunity.

Either way, we want to talk to you.

Murray’s BBQ & Bar at the Exchange Hotel Gawler is looking for a talented, reliable chef to become a key part of our kitchen leadership team.

We are a busy, established hospitality venue with a strong food operation built around American BBQ, pub classics and high-volume service.

This isn’t a role where you’ll just stand on a section.

We’re looking for someone who wants to become a genuine 2IC in the kitchen, work closely with our Head Chef and help us build a better kitchen operation.

What we are offering:

• $85,000–$90,000 + Super, depending on experience
• Full-time permanent position
• No split shifts
• Two consecutive days off wherever practical
• Rosters published in advance
• Genuine Sous Chef / 2IC responsibility
• Opportunity for an experienced Senior Chef to step into leadership
• Strong, established venue with year-round trade
• Immediate start available
• A business investing in its people, systems and future

We know hospitality involves nights and weekends. We’re not pretending otherwise.

What we can offer is a kitchen that wants to roster fairly, protect its people and build a sustainable team rather than run good chefs into the ground.

The role:

Working with our Head Chef, you’ll help lead day-to-day kitchen operations including:

• Leading service and maintaining standards
• Supporting and developing the kitchen team’
• Prep, production and section management
• Quality control and consistency
• Stock and waste management
• Food safety and kitchen organisation
• Helping improve systems and kitchen efficiency
• Stepping up and leading when the Head Chef is away

What we’re looking for:

You don’t necessarily need to already have “Sous Chef” on your résumé.

We’re more interested in whether you can cook, lead, communicate and stay composed during a busy service.

You’ll ideally have:

• Qualified chef experience
• Strong restaurant, pub or high-volume kitchen experience
• Good organisation and communication
• Pride in consistency and presentation
• The ability to lead by example
• A positive attitude toward developing junior chefs
• Reliability — if you say you’re going to be there, you’re there

Experience with BBQ, smokers or high-volume pub food is great, but it isn’t essential.

Attitude, ability and leadership potential matter more to us than job titles.

Ready for something better?

If you’re a good chef who feels like you’re capable of more, this could be your opportunity.

No drawn-out recruitment process.

If your application looks right, we’ll call you quickly, meet quickly and make a decision quickly.

Send through your résumé and tell us a little about what you’re looking for in your next kitchen.