Sous Chef

Sous Chef

Job Description As Sous Chef, you will be the culinary partner to the Executive Chef, supporting the successful day-to-day operation of our kitchen. Your role will be instrumental in delivering a high-quality breakfast buffet and conferencing food offering, ensuring food is prepared consistently, efficiently and to a high standard.

You will play an important role in leading the kitchen team, supporting service delivery and maintaining a positive, organised and high-performing kitchen environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Run your own section of the kitchen, ensuring food preparation and service runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Support the Executive Chef in the planning and delivery of breakfast buffet and conferencing menus, ensuring quality, consistency and value for money.
• Assist with high-volume food preparation and production for breakfast, conferences and events.
• Provide supervision, guidance and support to junior chefs, including onboarding and ongoing development of kitchen team members.
• Assist with rostering, stock take, ordering, food cost management and end-of-month reporting.
• Ensure food presentation and quality standards are consistently maintained across all kitchen operations.
• Work closely with the Conference & Events and Food & Beverage teams to ensure kitchen operations meet daily business requirements.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, HACCP and workplace health and safety legislation and regulations.
• Assist the Executive Chef with maintaining a clean, organised and efficient kitchen operation.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Senior Chef de Partie or Sous Chef in a reputable hotel, catering or high-volume culinary environment, with demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Strong culinary skills and the ability to work efficiently in a high-volume kitchen environment.
• Experience with breakfast operations, buffets, conferencing or large-scale catering would be highly regarded.
• Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) – Essential.
• Passionate about food, with a strong focus on quality, consistency and presentation.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop junior kitchen team members.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic and willingness to be hands-on.
• Flexibility to work across a range of shifts, including early mornings, weekends and public holidays as required.

Accor Benefits

• ALL Heartist Membership - Take advantage of discounts on accommodation and food & beverage worldwide!
• Family & Friends Discounts - Available on a range of accommodation, services and events for those who mean the most to you
• Accor Live Limitless (ALL) Loyalty Program - Earn status & reward points on your worldwide stays
• Learn Your Way - Support your career development with access to Accor’s industry leading training platforms, Accor Academy and Typsy
• Build Your Network - With more than 300,000 Accor professionals globally sharing the same guest passion, you have the ability to grow your hospitality network worldwide
• Worldwide Opportunities - We are a world leading hotel operator! With over 400 hotels in the Pacific and more than 5,000 across 110 countries, offering limitless opportunities to grow your career

At Accor, we welcome you as you are. We help you grow and learn, so that work brings purpose to your life. By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write, and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Accor is an inclusive company, building diverse teams across the globe.