Group Executive Chef - Come lead with us at Solotel

Solotel has been an integral backdrop for great food, beverage, entertainment, music, and positive energy. Managing and operating 26 venues strong and growing in Sydney and Brisbane, Solotel is a family of venues where we live our values of enabling growth, creating unity, and cultivating creativity.

Our restaurants (co-owned by Matt Moran and Solomon family – managed by Solotel) are where we bring our mojo, some would say - different gravy. Whether you’re looking for a long lunch with friends, entertaining clients or celebrating with family – there’s a Solotel restaurant for every occasion. At our restaurants, you are guaranteed to taste great food garnished with attentive service and sip on wine and cocktails that will linger in your memories.

At our pubs and bars, we love nothing more than bringing people together from all walks of life to meet, celebrate, drink, eat, dance late into the night or just chill and watch sport.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Group Executive Chef to drive food innovation and creativity across our diverse portfolio of pubs and restaurants.

The Role

Reporting to the Food & Beverage Director –  as Group Executive Chef, you will be our creative compass and an integral part of Solotel’s strategic shift to grow food-led venue concepts and ‘refresh’ opportunities within Solotel’s portfolio.

From large multi faceted venues to small community pubs, this is a varied portfolio – full of well established brands, where you can tap into your creativity and excite the senses across multiple cuisines and food offerings with our pubs at the centre of your focus.

As Group Executive Chef, a key objective will be the nurturing of talent and fostering of creativity within our Senior Chef team to empower and elevate their skills.  Following our unique business rhythm, your week will include rotating across venues and getting hands on in all aspects of 1:1 mentoring with our Head Chefs, menu development, creative cooking sessions, leadership development and training.     

This is the perfect opportunity to pass on your knowledge and create an environment where our chefs are bold in cultivating their creativity and thinking outside of the box.

The role also includes:

• Execution and evolution of each venue’s food concepts and narrative based on guest behaviour and quality control.
• Owning Solotel’s food strategy and creating our 12 month food map in collaboration with the Food & Beverage team
• Working with Head Chefs to ensure profitability through menu engineering, cost control measures and supplier relationships
• Embedding the Solotel “DNA” through consistency in kitchen standards and practices.
• Staying abreast of the latest industry trends and consumer preferences to ensure Solotel remains at the forefront of culinary innovation
• Building and driving Creative Food Training programs across the business to enable growth within our teams
• Training and mentoring our Senior Chef team through menu development, creative sessions and more!

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2-5 + years experience managing a multi venue portfolio as Executive Chef for some of Australia’ best restaurants or pub groups.

The Perks  

• 50% discounts on Food & Beverage across Solotel’s diverse portfolio of 26 venues   
• Car & Phone Allowance
• Elite training, mentoring and career progression pathways  
• Access to Novated Leases*    
• Salary sacrificing opportunities*   
• Discounts to major corporate retailers   
• An incredible company culture that treats its people like family    

Our Story:  
 
Founded in 1986, Solotel has been an integral backdrop for great food, beverage, entertainment, music, and positive energy. Currently 26 venues strong and growing in Sydney and Brisbane, Solotel is a family of venues where we live our values of enabling growth, creating unity, and cultivating creativity.   
Come create with us and join our community, as we continue to be facilitators of cultural and social change by sharing and giving life to new ideas and creating the future of hospitality.   
 
At Solotel, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture in everything we do. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including First Nations Peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.