Chef in Gold Coast jobs in Gold Coast QLD

About EVT
QT Gold Coast is part of EVT, one of Australasia's market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It's why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.
QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.
EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia's most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you're in, there's no limits on where your career could take you.
The role
As Sous Chef, you'll coordinate food production for our banquet and function kitchen, making sure every plate that leaves the pass meets the highest culinary standards. You'll run the kitchen day to day, keep your team ready for service and work to food and labour cost targets.
Key responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day running of the kitchen, making sure every section and team member is ready for service
• Approve all food leaving the kitchen, keeping quality, recipes and production specs consistent
• Work with the Executive Chef, F&B Manager and outlet supervisors on restaurant and banquet functions
• Control food cost, labour cost, ordering, stock rotation and wastage to hit budget targets
• Hire, train and coach cooks and kitchen staff, and keep the team productive and working well together
• Maintain safe, hygienic food handling and a clean, safe kitchen in line with WH&S guidelines

What you'll bring

• Strong food and menu knowledge, and a passion for high-quality, consistent food
• Leadership skills, with the ability to delegate, coach and get the best from your team
• A sound understanding of food cost, labour cost and stock management
• Commitment to food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety
• A guest-first attitude, with the confidence to fix problems quickly
• Up-to-date knowledge of menu trends and recipes
• Pride in your presentation and the hotel's grooming standards

How you work

• Daymaker ethos — no one's too big for the small things.
• Hands-on and non-hierarchical — leads from the front.
• Resilient and solutions-focused — stays calm, moves fast.
• Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.

Perks from day one
As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

Apply now
Join QT Gold Coast and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.
Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.
Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in - don't wait! We can't wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.
When you click apply, you'll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). This is our official system for managing applications across the EVT Group. You'll simply enter your details and answer a few quick screening questions so we can get to know you better.