As the world’s first international luxury travel hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has been pioneering new international destinations for decades. Each of our hotels is a destination in its own right, and we are dedicated to those who appreciate and enjoy The InterContinental Life – the glamour and exhilaration of fascinating places, mixed with our international know-how and local cultural wisdom.

InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort reflects the grand, graceful architecture of a classic Queensland estate, nestled within the beautiful surrounds of Sanctuary Cove. A stunning canvas of food and beverage possibility and an enviable collection of exclusives, the Resorts unique meetings and events spaces and five Restaurants and bars have an ingrained philosophy of sustainability. Offering contemporary and unique dining experiences inspired by local produce and authentic flavour with rich personalised service to bring it all to life – the possibilities are endless, for the moments you can create for our guests and your career.

Your day to day

Reporting to the Executive Chef, you will be a motivated person with a positive attitude who has an interest to progress your culinary career, develop your skills, and expose yourself to varying styles of kitchen operations and different styles of cuisine.

You will be responsible for producing a wide range of quality products whilst exercising your knowledge of hygiene and safety and maintaining our high guest service standards.

You will be exposed to, and work in all areas of the kitchen, learning from senior Chefs in a large kitchen operation with strong culinary skills and quality offerings. You will be involved daily in the preparation and production of breakfast, lunch and dinner services across our Restaurants and Bars, giving you exposure to a la carte, bistro, fine dining and bar style cookery.

What we need from you

What we offer

Join our extraordinary world and experience a place where you can be yourself, share your ideas, support your personal growth and wellbeing, and be a valued member of an inspirational team.

You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a suite of benefits that supports you and your family’s wellbeing, including paid birthday leave, enhanced parental leave, flexible work options and proactive health days.  Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development program, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.  In addition to the always-popular hotel perks like accommodation and food & beverage discounts, our discount retail platform makes your pay go even further.

We are proud to be IHG and we know you will be too.  

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The ideal candidate will;

• 1 to 2 years previous culinary experience in a hotel or luxury restaurant environment
• Commercial cookery certification and preferably you will have worked with a food safety system such as HACCP.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, enthusiasm to learn new things and above all, a can do attitude
• Ability to stay organised and on top of your work at all times.
• Self-motivated and will perform your role with a sense of urgency.
• Creatively focused and have a genuine passion for creating exceptional cuisine.
• the ability to work a rotating roster including, late evenings, weekends and public holidays and Australian work rights is also a must.
• You must hold also hold a current Australian driver’s license.