If you'd like to embrace a world of opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand. Perfectly positioned on Sydney's iconic beachfront, InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach offers 198 elegantly designed rooms and suites, many with uninterrupted Pacific Ocean views, alongside an ocean-facing infinity pool, luxury cabanas, and a vibrant leisure deck. Guests can look forward to an elevated arrival experience, immersive coastal dining celebrating seasonal local produce, and a redefined wellness sanctuary. With state‐of‐the‐art event spaces including a Grand Ballroom, the hotel blends soulful escapes and meaningful connection with refined coastal elegance – setting a new benchmark for beachfront hospitality in Australia.
About The Role
As Sous Chef you'll lead kitchen activities on shift and prepare our delicious food, creating memorable experiences for guests wherever they dine. You'll work collaboratively with the Executive Chef to ensure food quality, kitchen cleanliness, ordering, and people management meet our high standards, keeping the kitchen running smoothly across our Restaurant, Bar, Pool Bar, Club Lounge, and In Room Dining.
A Little Taste of Your Day‐to‐Day
* Deliver exceptional dining experiences by ensuring consistent quality in food preparation, flavour, and presentation across all outlets and service styles
* Lead daily kitchen operations across our Restaurant (breakfast and à‐la‐carte), Bar, Pool Bar, Club Lounge, and In Room Dining outlets.
* Work with the Executive Chef to create and update menus that reflect seasonal ingredients, current trends, and customer preferences
* Create special event menus that enhance the dining experience
* Communicate across departments and ensure your team works effectively without negatively impacting the guest experience
* Ensure optimum ordering of food stock and accurate stock take
* Monitor food costs and implement measures to control expenses
* Supervise daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers and labour cost is managed effectively
* Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching, feedback and recognition
* Work with the Executive Chef to recommend or initiate any HR related actions where needed in terms of recruitment or performance management
What We Need From You
* Full working rights in Australia without restrictions (sponsorship is not available for this role)
* Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery is essential
* Understanding of food standards
* Mandatory certifications include Food Safety Certificate and First Aid
* 5 years' experience working as a chef in hotel or restaurant environments with at least 2 years supervisory experience in kitchen operations
* Experience servicing multiple outlets; exposure to an open kitchen environment is an advantage
* Current food safety certification
* Ability to inspire passion, enthusiasm, and positivity in the team to drive an engaged, winning culture
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to engage well with both the team and guests
What You Can Expect From Us
We provide a competitive salary that rewards hard work and a range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life, including laundry for business attire, impressive room discounts, competitive products and services discounts, and some of the best training in the business.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance, welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
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