Head Chef - new venue by Hatted restaurant owner - Professional Development Opportunities

Coming Soon – July 2024: Amatrice Cremorne, a slick Italian rooftop restaurant with city skyline views and ground floor cafe slinging coffees, pasta and panini. The restaurant will have some of Melbourne’s best views across the MCG to the CBD, with a glasshouse conservatory for all-season dining. The café will host an outpost of Stefanino Panino in a beautiful space with 6m ceilings. 

About us

Amatrice is the creation of two Melbourne restaurateurs – Dave Parker (San Telmo, Pastuso, Palermo, Asado, Robata, Neptune Food & Wine) and Alex Brawn (owner of shore-side Williamstown diner Sebastian). Amatrice Cremorne is the first in a planned group of Italian restaurants, bars and cafes by the duo. 

About the role

With growth comes a exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Head Chef to oversee the kitchen operations of this new rooftop restaurant. Leading the kitchen brigade and working closely with the Restaurant Manager and Venue Manager to deliver an experience worthy of consideration amongst Melbourne’s most renowned hospitality venues. 

We are searching for the best. A visionary chef with the skills to train and develop, and the drive to achieve business objectives. Key to success is a strategic long-term approach to recruitment, training and leadership.

What you can expect

• A genuine pathway towards becoming a business partner – we are serious about this and have a track record of promoting high performing leaders into business ownership alongside us. 
• Innovative training and mentoring by professional hospitality coaches (Eldred/Evolve) across leadership, finance and business management – we pay for the training that you will need to run your own business one day!
• Real autonomy and accountability for your role – show us what you can do, we will let you make decisions.
• A healthy work-life balance – gone are the days of working crazy hours each week. Time off is important otherwise you burn out, and we want you to stick around and be happy for many years to come. That’s our commitment to you. 

This is an opportunity for an experienced, passionate and career-focused leader with extensive experience in high quality venues. We’d love to hear from you – please apply via Seek for a fully confidential discussion.

Note: Also seeking outstanding candidates for Senior Sous Chef and Sous Chef in the Rooftop Restaurant as well as Café Head Chef in the café, so if that sounds like you please apply and mention one of these roles in the Cover Letter section in the Seek submission.