Description Civeo is seeking an accomplished Executive Chef to take ownership of culinary performance at Coppabella Village—a large-scale, high-volume remote village operation supported by multi-disciplinary on-site teams. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an Executive Chef who combines operational excellence with strong commercial discipline, people leadership, and a visible commitment to safety and quality. Various roster options available to support your lifestyle with a preference for 9:5 with others considered. Let us know what works for you! The Opportunity As Executive Chef, you will be accountable for the end-to-end performance of the kitchen and catering function: setting standards, building capability, and delivering consistent quality at scale in a fast-paced environment. Your responsibilities will include: Operational leadership: manage all kitchen operations, production and presentation of meal services, and service consistency in a high-volume environment Safety & compliance leadership: reinforce HSQE expectations and maintain ISO Quality Assurance certifications through strong process, audit readiness, and team discipline People & culture: lead, train, mentor and develop teams; create a performance culture through coaching, standards, rostering and clear accountability Commercial and reporting accountability: budgeting, auditing, reporting and cost control, with an analytical approach to continuous improvement Food leadership: menu development and batch cooking capability across service offerings, ensuring quality, presentation and operational efficiency About You You are a confident, credible Executive Chef with the presence to lead at scale and the discipline to deliver operational excellence day after day. To be successful, you be able to demonstrate: Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent) and ability to provide evidence of certification/competencies Proven experience in high-volume, fast-paced kitchens Experience maintaining ISO Quality Assurance standards/certification Strong capability in batch cooking across service offerings Advanced budgeting and analytical skills Demonstrated success training, mentoring and developing teams Flexibility to work day and/or night shift requirements as needed Confidence to pass pre-employment medical and background check Why Civeo Civeo offers a strong employee value proposition designed to support performance, wellbeing and retention: FIFO from Brisbane, or DIDO if you live locally Food and accommodation provided at our villages (for those not living locally) Access to The Civeo Hive — reward, recognition, wellness and exclusive staff discounts Village amenities including provide ensuite accommodation, pools, gyms and sporting fields About Coppabella Village Coppabella is described internally as Civeo’s largest village facility, supported by a broad on-site team including Facilities, Housekeeping, Administration, Guest Services, Health & Lifestyle and Food & Beverage servicing up to 3200 guests at any one time. About Us Civeo Australia (a division of Civeo Corporation) provides workforce accommodation services across Australia with a national footprint of approximately 10,000 rooms across twelve villages in QLD, NSW and WA, plus additional client-owned operations in remote regions. We’re committed to fostering sustainable partnerships and inclusive opportunities and encourage First Nations people to apply. Stay Well. Work Well.
