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Head Chef | Cruise Whitsundays

Airlie Beach, Queensland💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leading day-to-day operations of the Cruise Whitsundays production kitchen to deliver high-quality catering services across vessels, Reefworld, private charters, and special events.

Role type

Senior IC Head Chef (Cruise & Marine Tourism)

Builds

Catering services for Cruise Café & Bar, onboard vessels, Reefworld, private charters, and special events

Domain

Marine tourism / Great Barrier Reef / Australia

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (Catering services)

Required skills

Kitchen operations leadership, bulk food preparation, food safety compliance, inventory and stock control, team development, operational efficiency improvement

Preferred skills

Menu implementation, WHS requirements knowledge, NPS growth drive

Technologies

Commercial Cookery frameworks, Food Safety Standards

Responsibilities

Leading daily production meetings and resolving operational issues, Proactively identifying opportunities to improve kitchen efficiency and workflow, Supporting menu implementation and operational planning, Providing culinary leadership and operational coverage during peak demand or staffing shortages

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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