Head Chef

Join Our Team

Are you passionate about the art of cooking and the world of gastronomy? Do you thrive in fast-paced kitchen environments, creating mouthwatering dishes that delight the senses? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your culinary skills and lead our dynamic team of culinary professionals.

The Ville Resort-Casino

The Ville Resort-Casino is tropical North Queensland's premier destination for dining, events and entertainment - located in gorgeous Townsville and boasting 300 days of sunshine every year. Rising from the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, The Ville combines casual sophistication with the vibrant, playful spirit of modern Australia. Featuring award-winning restaurants (including Miss Songs and Quarterdeck), world-class facilities and entertainment, The Ville is one of Queensland's hottest tourism destinations.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled, restaurant professional Head Chef to lead the culinary team at Miss Songs restaurant at The Ville Resort-Casino. The position will be required to ensure the food offering at the restaurant is delivered to an exceptional standard, while operating within a clear profit framework. The Head Chef will need to lead by example so that the kitchen team shares the same vision of producing the highest quality food.

The Head Chef will be required to overse and manage all restaurant kitchen operations and lead the culinary team in all food production.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

Leading, managing & continuously developing the kitchen team

Managing costs in line with budget expectations

Exceeding budgeted revenue targets by ensuring an excellent product is served every time

Implementing & maintaining kitchen procedures & overseeing quality control of all food production

Creative menu development

Overseeing ordering, stock-taking, stock-control & management

Kitchen operations management

All staff recruitment, hiring, training, development & succession planning

About You

The Head Chef is a person who is capable of driving excellent product, service and team culture throughout the kitchen. To be successful in this role, you must be able to demonstrate:

Trade qualifications

At least 3+ experience at Head Chef level

Experience working in a similar venue

Extensive background in Asian cuisine, Chinese cuisine preferred

Excellent food knowledge at local & international level

Experience sourcing local ingredients & working with local suppliers

Strong leadership skills in managing & developing a kitchen team

Solid understanding of financial management & budgeting

Experience in food/wage costing & stock management

Ability to deliver product at the required standards in a fast-paced kitchen environment

Demonstrated experience overseeing a large team of culinary staff

Commitment to producing an excellent product for customers every time

A passion for food, creativity & innovation

Be reliable & driven

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Why Join Us?

At The Ville Resort-Casino, we offer our employees:

the opportunity to work in a world-class luxury hotel

permanent full-time position

annual salary range $90,000 - $110,000 (depending on qualifications, skills & experience)

assistance with relocation expenses considered

straight shifts (no splits)

uniforms supplied & landered

car parking

employee assistance program

corporate discount on health insurance

paid parental leave

generous discounts across Morris Group

permanent career opportunities with pathways into leadership & management levels & between sister properties around Australia

About Us

The Ville Resort-Casino operates as part of Morris Group, a collection of businesses spread across Australia and the world, operating in industries including tourism, hospitality, aviation and technology. The Ville Resort-Casino operates together with Ardo Hotel, another world-class luxury resort in Townsville QLD.

Morris Group also owns and operates a collection of high-end hotels and lodges across Queensland known as Morris Escapes. The Morris Escapes portfolio currently includes Beechmont Estate, Orpheus Island Lodge, Pelorus Island and Mt Mulligan Lodge.

Morris Group also includes Morris Hospitality, offering a diverse array of hospitality experiences that includes breweries, pubs and restaurants. After starting with CBCo Brewing in Margaret River WA, Morris Hospitality is now largely based in Victoria with venues including the Albert Park Hotel, Portsea Hotel, Railway Club Hotel, Half Moon Hotel, The Vincent, O'Connell's Hotel and Lucky Coq, and also the Julatten Hotel in Queensland.

As part of Morris Group, we are passionate about driving sustainability action and being part of the shift toward a net zero future. That's why sustainable practices are at the heart of everything we do. We live and breathe it so that future generations can enjoy all the spoils our region has to offer. We are continuously looking toward group-wide goals that focus on People, Place and Planet. We're on a mission to find a better way to do the work we love and to make a positive impact for the world around us.

If you are looking for a work environment that focuses on employee health and well-being and having fun, encourages teamwork and collaboration across all levels of the business and provides a challenge - then we would love to hear from you.

Summary of role requirements:

Flexible hours available

2-3 years of relevant work experience required for this role

Working rights required for this role

Expected salary: $90,000 - $110,000 per month

Full time