The Company This is not your standard hospitality venue. One of South Australia's most established and respected destinations, delivering premium food and wine experiences at scale. With a strong reputation across conferences, corporate events, weddings and large-scale functions, the venue blends high-volume service with quality-driven execution. Backed by a collaborative leadership team and a forward-thinking food offering, this is a rare opportunity to step into a role where your impact is visible across every service. The Role As Head Chef - Conference & Events, you will take full ownership of a high-performing kitchen that delivers large-scale functions, conferences, and offsite catering. Working closely with the Executive Chef, you will lead day-to-day operations, ensuring consistent execution across multiple events while maintaining quality, efficiency and cost control. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will manage and develop your team, drive performance during high-volume service, and play a key role in menu development and the ongoing evolution of the events offering. You will be responsible for aligning kitchen operations with service demands, ensuring every event is delivered seamlessly from preparation through to execution. Skills & Attributes Proven experience leading a kitchen team in high-volume or banquet-style environments Strong background in conference, events or large-scale catering operations Solid understanding of food cost control, stock management and kitchen financials Ability to lead from the front while developing and motivating your team Passion for consistency, presentation and delivering quality at scale Flexible availability across a 7-day roster, including evenings and weekends Benefits & Culture Work with a recognised South Australian hospitality destination Exposure to large-scale, diverse and high-profile events Supportive leadership team with a focus on development and progression Opportunity to influence menus and contribute to product growth Stable, structured environment with strong operational systems Be part of a professional, collaborative and high-performing kitchen culture To apply online, please click on the apply button. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion please contact Lauren Christmas on 0422 712 748 or lchristmas@frontlinehospitality.com.au Seeking a job change? When you fill out a confidential profile with Frontline Hospitality it goes to our team of experienced recruiters who will work with you to find your dream role. Our unique system of recruitment means the whole team will be trying to find you the right job. Whether it is now or in the future we will continue to match positions to suit your needs until we find you the perfect job! Or just looking around? We highly recommend that you call us even if you are not officially in the job market. Once we understand what you are looking for, we keep you in the know, because no one knows Hospitality like us. Also, most positions we fill are done so without advertising! Existing Frontline Hospitality registered candidates often get the first look at new opportunities. Did you know? Frontline Hospitality has offices across Australia and not all our roles are advertised on external job boards, so head to our website to view all our available positions and apply for any roles of interest. www.frontlinehospitality.com.au SCR-lauren-christmas
