Sous Chef / Kitchen Manager

Sous Chef / Kitchen Manager

Smithburg — South Melbourne Market
Full Time | $75,000 – $85,000 per year

Smithburg is an all-day diner living at the heart of the South Melbourne Market. We're known for smash burgers, lobster rolls, pancakes, cold margaritas and — most importantly — a genuinely good time. We match warm, diner-style hospitality with casual food executed to an incredibly high standard. Our kitchen team is tight-knit, passionate and honestly? A pretty cool crew. We're not biased — we're just telling the truth.

This is a hands-on Sous Chef / Kitchen Manager role working closely alongside our Head Chef to lead and develop the kitchen team day-to-day. You'll a number of operational side of the kitchen — leading services, leading prep and driving standards. If you take real pride in a well-run kitchen and love the energy of a high-volume, casual dining environment, this one's for you.

• Helping lead the kitchen during service and making sure every dish leaving the pass hits Smithburg standards

• Taking ownership of the prep schedule

• Setting clear standards for the team, providing coaching and feedback, training staff in recipes, equipment and kitchen procedures

• Significant experience in a busy commercial kitchen

• Previous experience as a Senior Chef de Partie, Sous Chef or Kitchen Manager

• Strong service leadership — you set the tone and the team follows

• Sound understanding of food safety requirements

• Experience in burgers, high-volume casual dining or similar operations is a big plus — this is your world

• Staff lunch provided — because feeding the people who feed everyone else just makes sense

• A team culture that's genuinely great — we're proud of the environment we've built and the people in it

• A cool-as-heck venue — South Melbourne Market, need we say more?

If you're rad, hardworking and ready to own a kitchen you'll actually be proud of — we want to hear from you. Hit apply and let's chat.

Smithburg is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.