Are you our next rising star?
Continue your career with us as a Specialty Chef at The Star Brisbane.
The Star Brisbane is Australia’s newest entertainment hub at the heart of the new Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct. The first phase is now open, with more venues and experiences on the way. The Star Brisbane offers a variety of new dining, bars, and unique entertainment options. It also includes a five-star luxury hotel, The Star Grand, and a state-of-the-art Event Centre.
This transformational project has brought even more excitement and anticipation to burgeoning Brisbane. It will redefine how people play, shop, and socialise in the river city.
The role will report to the senior team members within the kitchen brigade, becoming an important part of our culinary team. These roles offer the opportunity to produce food items relevant to the delegated Chef’s station to the highest possible standards of quality and presentation whilst meeting established deadlines.
A few of your responsibilities:
Guarantee that food is prepared in accordance with menu specifications, presentation guidelines, and kitchen quality standards
Possess an in-depth understanding of the complete menu, including all knowledge of the base ingredients and their preparation
Supervise and promote exceptional guest service and interactions with internal and external stakeholders
Maintain food costs and stock control
Ensure service is fast, fun, friendly, fresh and focused
What we will be looking for:
- Extensive culinary experience in high-volume environment
- A positive and proactive team-oriented mindset, with the capability to lead a diverse group of team members
- Proficient knowledge of food safety regulations and practices
- Specialist skills such as wok, pizzaiolo and sushi etc
- Possession of a trade certificate in Commercial Cookery
About you
You will be experienced in high volume kitchen environments with sound knowledge across all sections. This role requires comprehensive knowledge of kitchen hygiene practices and OH&S standards and ensuring your teams sections are stocked and tidy. Preparing mis-en-place and food orders as required by the Executive Chef and Sous Chef whilst following set recipes to ensure a high level of guest satisfaction and consistent quality of product. In this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you will contribute to shaping the brigade and its culture for the future.
Your role will be pivotal in shaping the success of our food and beverage operations at the Star Brisbane. Join us in making a difference.
What we can offer you
- Complimentary buffet meal on every shift
- $90,000 TEC
- Uniform laundered and ready for you daily on property
- Discounted parking available in the city
- Up to 30% Discounts across award winning restaurants and accommodation
- An organisation that values diversity, teamwork and being your best self
- Industry Award hourly rates, penalty rates for working nights, weekends, and public holidays
- Diversity & Inclusion areas of focus including Multicultural, Gender, Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander and LGBTQI+
- Paid training, ongoing career development opportunities
Please be aware that eligibility checks are required as part of the recruitment process and ongoing employment for this position.
About us
The $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane development is being delivered by Destination Brisbane Consortium – a joint venture led by The Star Entertainment Group alongside its partners.
When complete, Queen’s Wharf Brisbane will deliver four new luxury hotels, more than 50 new food and beverage experiences, significant luxury retail, the restoration of nine heritage buildings and around 1,500 residential apartments.
Our culture
At The Star, we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that we know will contribute to exceptional experiences for our guests, a great place to work for our team members and positive outcomes for our communities. We believe in authenticity that embodies our Company values = Build Memorable Connections, Own It, Lead with Integrity, and Take Good Care.
We welcome applications from all cultures, ages, religions, genders, LGBTQI+ people, Australia’s First Nations Peoples, and people with disabilities. We recognise the distinctive challenges that trans and gender-diverse applicants may encounter during the recruitment process. We offer a range of flexible working options for team members to find a balance between work and life that’s right for them and their unique well-being needs.
The Star was awarded WGEA Employer of Citation for Gender Equality (2022-24) and has been recognised as a 2024 GOLD Employer by the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), which evaluates LGBTQI+ inclusiveness in the workplace.
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