Junior Sous Chef - The Star Brisbane

Are you our next rising star? 

Join our team as Junior Sous Chef at The Star Brisbane.

The Star Brisbane, positioned at the heart of the new Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct, will be Australia’s newest entertainment and leisure destination. Commencing a staged opening in 2024, The Star Brisbane will bring a range of unique entertainment options, world class hotels, dining, bars, luxury retail, gaming and a state-of-the-art Event Centre, transforming how people will play, shop and socialise in the river city.

We are looking for Junior Sous to support the team for our pre-opening team. This role offers the opportunity to support the team in ensuring flawless delivery and execution of product excellence and service whilst maintaining food safety. This is a fantastic opportunity where you can put your skills and knowledge to the test to deliver a thrilling new era for food and beverage in Brisbane!     

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.
• Effectively manage incidents and complaints accurately and in a timely manner
• 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
• Possession of a trade certificate in Commercial Cookery, international certificates recognized

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 can we offer you

• Full time, Permanent role with a starting salary of $70,000 Plus Super 
• Uniform laundered and ready for you daily on property
• Discounted parking available in the city
• Complimentary buffet meal on every shift
• 30% Discounts across award winning restaurants and accommodation
• Career development, training, and courses via The Star Academy – limitless career opportunities
• An organisation that values diversity, teamwork and being your best self
• Supportive leadership team
• Paid Parental leave from Day 1, Secondary Carer’s leave also on offer
• Mental Health and Wellbeing services
• Diversity & Inclusion areas of focus including Multicultural, Gender, Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander and LGBTQI+
• Paid training, ongoing career development opportunities
• Extraordinary growth opportunities personally and professionally
• Opportunity to work with elite professionals and state of the art brand new kitchens

Please be aware that eligibility checks may be 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 is a WGEA Employee of Citation for Gender Equality holder and is recognised with a Gold Award 2022 by the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) which evaluates LGBTQI+ inclusiveness in the workplace. 

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