Sous Chef

SOUS CHEF — Delmonte Wine

Full-time | Carlton | Brand-New Italian Restaurant

A Carlton landmark evolved.

King & Godfree has lived on Lygon Street for over 150 years — a building layered with story, community and food culture. We are now opening a new chapter with a premium Italian restaurant supported by Garfield Pizzeria and an upcoming cocktail bar — three venues under one roof, each with its own identity, rhythm and expectation.

We’re searching for a Sous Chef who wants to help write this chapter — someone who leads with flavour, discipline and heart. Someone who sees food as culture, not just product.

THE ROLE

This is a kitchen leadership position with operational accountability and cultural influence. You will be responsible for assisting to lead the brigade, and maintaining standards worthy of the building's history — and its next era.

You will:

• Lead, develop and elevate a full kitchen brigade
• Deliver dishes with precision, seasonality and purpose
• Drive culture — discipline, teamwork, momentum, pride
• Manage COGs, yield, waste and margin without losing soul
• Assist with ordering, supplier relationships & stock integrity
• Collaborate with two other venues on site for alignment + efficiency
• Build training, growth pathways and skill development
• Set the tone — calm, structured, confident leadership
• Deliver consistency nightly, not occasionally

This is a role for someone who wants to execute and scale excellence.

WHO YOU ARE

You bring:

• Technical depth in Italian cuisine + regional nuance
• Confidence managing costs, labour, stock & production systems
• Leadership that inspires, not intimidates
• Ability to collaborate across venues, departments & service styles
• A calm tone, steady hands & high communication
• Commitment to culture — consistency, cleanliness, care

You make people better — and the food better because of it.

WHY THIS IS RARE

• A brand-new, state of the art kitchen — built right, equipped properly
• Premium produce, real suppliers, no shortcuts
• Opportunity to shape a restaurant rather than inherit one
• Three venues under the same roof — diversity, scale, creativity
• A chance to build a legacy inside a historic Melbourne building
• Work with an experienced, people-focused leadership team

APPLY

If the next era of King & Godfree excites you, and you want a kitchen, team and platform worthy of your craft — we’d love to talk.