Junior Sous Chef

Conveniently located in the Heart of the Cultural Precinct near Brisbane's South Bank Parklands, Novotel Brisbane South Bank is just steps away from the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, and the Queensland Art Gallery. 

Since opening our doors in 2018, we've consistently put our guests first providing award-winning service and accommodation to both business and leisure clients. We believe “Hospitality is a work of Heart”, everything we do, we do to help our guests and our people feel welcome and feel valued to give them the best experience possible.

You will have the opportunity to build your own skills and expertise to reach your personal and career goals.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Junior Sous Chef to join our dynamic kitchen team. Partnering with the Executive Chef, you will assist in overseeing the kitchen to ensure its smooth running, overall profitability and reputation within the industry. To encourage and oversee the training, growth, and development of Chefs of a lower level. You will:

• Ensure high quality and presentation of food provided to Guests, according to Property standard and within a reasonable timeframe of service.  
• Oversees training, growth, and development of kitchen team members of a lower level, ensuring consistent leadership is demonstrated in the kitchen during service periods. 
• Oversee preparation of food items during non-service periods – ensure that preparation is stocked to appropriate levels and that service areas are set up for efficiency.
• Foster and promote a harmonious working environment within the kitchen and wider outlet team, encouraging open communication during service periods.
• Demonstrates product knowledge of menu items and seasonal ingredients and ensures this knowledge is filtered down to the wider kitchen team.  
• Assist senior leadership with menu design and costing with expectation to capture both in-house and local markets. 

To achieve this you will need:

• Previous experience with a high level of responsibility within a kitchen brigade.
• Exposure to managing day-to-day staffing requirements, planning, assigning work, and motivating team members to achieve daily goals. 
• Strong knowledge of modern Australian and European cuisine is preferred.
• Strong product knowledge of menu items and seasonal ingredients.
• Proficient in all aspects of Food Hygiene, HACCP and OH&S to ensure safe working practices are followed within the kitchen.
• Available to work on a 7-day rotating roster. 

Unlimited working rights in Australia is a must. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided.

Why work for Accor? 
Accor is one of the largest global hospitality businesses, with over 5400 Hotels across 110+ countries, the career development opportunities are endless! If you share our passion for hospitality, service excellence, innovation and drive, we would love to hear from you!

Benefits Your Way

• Every staff member has immediate access to our ALL Heartist staff rewards program, which offers preferential rates at our hotels, as well as significant discounts on Food and Beverage items across the business. 
• Additionally, the ALL Heartists program includes discounts and deals at over 80 retail, travel, and lifestyle brands. 
• #LearnYourWay with a sophisticated modern training platform, which offers a constantly expanding database of free, industry focused training. 
• We value your loyalty to the business and our guests; so we recognise service anniversaries and celebrate Accor Tenure Milestones. 

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion.
We are an inclusive employer, and our ambition is to attract, recruit, and develop diverse talent. We offer reasonable adjustments to support you. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, you are most welcome to let us know.