Sous Chef

Join the team at Crowne Plaza Adelaide Mawson Lakes, a contemporary hotel boasting 155 stylish rooms featuring cutting-edge technology and premium amenities. With versatile meeting spaces, a vibrant Aviator Bar, and our premium restaurant Ember & Vine, this is where sophistication meets warm, genuine hospitality.
Are you ready to take the next step in your culinary career? We’re looking for a passionate and talented Sous Chef to help lead, inspire and develop our kitchen team. Working alongside our Executive Chef, you’ll play a key role in creating exceptional dining experiences, showcasing seasonal and locally sourced produce, and delivering dishes that celebrate quality, creativity and a love of food.
Your day to day
Reporting to the Executive Chef, this is a crucial role leading a team dedicated to delivering incredible dining experiences and supporting with maintaining the highest standards of food quality, presentation, and kitchen efficiency. Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:
Assisting in the curation of a unique and exiting menu sourcing the finest locally sourced produce
Showcasing your multi-cuisine cooking techniques
Delivering memorable culinary experiences
Championing an energetic and professional culture committed to meeting our high standards of quality, flair and creativity
Managing and training colleagues, assess performance and support professional development programs
Deliver industry leading Food & Beverage concepts
Ordering of supplies and exercising stock control and inventory management
Supporting the broader food and beverage operations of the hotel including room service, conferencing & events
What we need from you
Previous experience in a similar role across a variety of kitchen sections preferred
Experience working in functions, conferences, weddings or banquet services
Certificate III or IV in commercial cookery trade certificate (or equivalent)
Food Safety Certification with strong practical knowledge and application of food safety standards, HACCP principles and safe food handling practices
Understand food safety management system
Understanding of budget control, rostering and payroll
You will need a good grasp of reading, writing and basic maths
Communication skills - guests will need to come to you with concerns as well as compliments, so you’ll be easy to talk to and respond to situations to ensure guests receive prompt actions
A passion for delivering results while continuously developing both people and self
You’ll be on your feet most of the day with bending and kneeling. Sometimes you’ll need to lift, push and pull objects, to 23 kg – we have the equipment to support you
Flexible availability and shift work, including weekends, public holidays and evenings
Confidence using computers and hotel systems
Genuine passion for displaying a commitment to our guests to consistently maintain a high level of quality at all times.
What you can expect from us
You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a suite of benefits that supports you and your family’s well-being, including:
Paid birthday leave
Hotel perks like accommodation and food & beverage discounts
Enhanced parental leave
Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development program
IHG Career Milestone celebrations
Transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG
Access to our discount retail platform that makes your pay for even further
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Ho

Skills
Sourcing, Payroll, Inventory Management