At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the kitchen team, ensuring high-quality food production and service.
- Company: Join QT Hotels & Resorts, a vibrant lifestyle brand with unique properties.
- Benefits: Enjoy 50% off dining, movie tickets, and rapid career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with endless career paths across entertainment and hospitality.
- Why this job: Be part of a creative culinary team and make a real impact on guest experiences.
- Qualifications: Strong food knowledge, leadership skills, and a passion for quality cuisine.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk.
And our people?
With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.
EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, Ly Lo, Independent Collection and Australia's most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo.
Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few.
Once you're in, there's no limits on where your career could take you.
The role
As Sous Chef, you'll coordinate food production for our banquet and function kitchen, making sure every plate that leaves the pass meets the highest culinary standards.
You'll run the kitchen day to day, keep your team ready for service and work to food and labour cost targets.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day running of the kitchen, making sure every section and team member is ready for service
- Approve all food leaving the kitchen, keeping quality, recipes and production specs consistent
- Work with the Executive Chef, F&B Manager and outlet supervisors on restaurant and banquet functions
- Control food cost, labour cost, ordering, stock rotation and wastage to hit budget targets
- Hire, train and coach cooks and kitchen staff, and keep the team productive and working well together
- Maintain safe, hygienic food handling and a clean, safe kitchen in line with WH&S guidelines
- What you'll bring
- Strong food and menu knowledge, and a passion for high-quality, consistent food
- Leadership skills, with the ability to delegate, coach and get the best from your team
- A sound understanding of food cost, labour cost and stock management
- Commitment to food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety
- A guest-first attitude, with the confidence to fix problems quickly
- Up-to-date knowledge of menu trends and recipes
- Pride in your presentation and the hotel's grooming standards
- How you work
- Daymaker ethos — no one's too big for the small things.
- Hands-on and non-hierarchical — leads from the front.
- Resilient and solutions-focused — stays calm, moves fast.
- Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.
Perks from day one
As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.
- 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, Ly Lo and more.
- $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
- Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
- Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
- Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.
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Sous Chef employer: QT Hotels and Resorts
QT Hotels & Resorts offers an exciting opportunity for a Rooftop Bartender in the vibrant city of Melbourne, where you can thrive in a lively atmosphere with stunning skyline views. Our work culture is centred around creativity and genuine hospitality, providing employees with opportunities for growth and development in the hospitality industry. Enjoy flexible working hours, a supportive team environment, and the chance to engage with a dynamic guest crowd, making every shift a rewarding experience.
