Head Chef

About Us

Levantine Hill Estate is a resort-style destination in the Yarra Valley, renowned for its world-class wine, exceptional dining, and luxury experiences. Our offering includes a cellar door, a world-class restaurant, versatile event spaces, and a new six-star luxury hotel. We host unforgettable experiences and events for guests, corporate and private clients in an iconic setting.

An opportunity to join the opening team of a brand-new six-star luxury hotel with a strong focus on world-class food and beverage, in the Yarra Valley, 50 minutes drive from Melbourne CBD. 

This is more than a job. It’s a chance to be part of a team with strong plans for growth, offering opportunities to contribute to the expansion of the operation both domestically and internationally over the next three years.

We’re looking for people with genuine ambition, aspiration, a relentless work ethic, and a passion for hospitality. Whether you already understand what true hospitality means, or you’re driven to learn it from the very best, we want to hear from you.

If you’re seeking a career—not just a position—and want to help shape a destination from the ground up while growing alongside it, we’d love to meet you.

The Opportunity

This isn't just another job - it's your chance to be part of something extraordinary. We're adding to our Kitchen team as we build towards the opening of our new six-star hotel, offering a permanent Full-Time Head Chef role in one of the Yarra Valley's most exciting dining destinations. What makes this unique:

• Lifestyle & Location – Live and work in the stunning Yarra Valley, 50 minutes from Melbourne CBD, immersed in food, wine, and community.

• World-Class Leadership – Learn directly from a world-class culinary team.

• Growth & Development – Receive training, mentorship, and exposure to best-in-class hospitality practice as part of an opening team.

• Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience – Be part of shaping a destination from the ground up.

• Competitive Pay – Packages aligned with your skills, experience, and contribution.
  

About the Role

As Head Chef, you will lead the kitchen team, ensuring exceptional food quality, consistency, and presentation across our restaurant, events, and hotel food and beverage offering. 

You will;

• Lead, mentor and develop the kitchen team through recruitment, onboarding, training and ongoing coaching;

• Foster a positive, high-performing culture that values teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement;

• Ensure consistent delivery of exceptional food quality, presentation and service standards.

• Develop creative, seasonal menus that reflect current food trends while maintaining the Levantine Hill brand.

• Manage labour costs, food costs (COGS), stock control and kitchen budgets to achieve profitability targets.
  

About You 

To thrive in this role, you will have 5+ years experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a high-quality, high-volume hospitality business, where you have shown strong leadership and a genuine commitment to culinary excellence. 

You will also:

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, mentor and inspire a high-performing team.

• Excellent knowledge of kitchen operations, food costing, rostering and inventory management.

• Exceptional organisational and time management skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative leadership style.
  Ready To Join Us?

If you’re ready to join Levantine Hill Estate team, where your passion for hospitality becomes part of a bigger story, we want to hear from you!

Click Apply: Submit your CV and a cover letter telling us a little bit about yourself and why you'd be a great fit for our business.