Merivale

Sous Chef | Events Operations

Merivale  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

The Venue

Merivale is redefining event dining at scale across Sydney’s most iconic stadiums — the SCG and Allianz Stadium (SFS) From major sporting fixtures to sell-out international concerts, our Stadiums Events team delivers high-volume hospitality with the same quality, precision and creativity found across our restaurants.

You’ll be working from brand-new kitchens with premium equipment, delivering food across multiple concepts and service formats. Backed by the scale, structure and depth of the Merivale group — and led by some of the industry’s most respected chefs — this is events cooking with real support, clear systems and genuine career progression.

The Role

We are currently seeking Junior and Senior Sous for this team. As Sous Chef, you’ll be a key leader within the Stadiums Events kitchen team. Reporting into the Sous and Head Chefs, you’ll help drive execution across busy event services, lead large teams through peak trade, and ensure quality, consistency and pace at scale.

This role suits a confident CDP or Junior Sous ready to step up in a high-energy, high-pressure environment. You’ll gain exposure to large-scale operations, complex service planning and multi-venue collaboration, while working across a variety of cuisines, menus and food spaces within the stadiums.

You will:

  • Lead sections and services during major events and game days
  • Support senior chefs with prep planning, stock control and kitchen operations
  • Coach and develop CDPs and junior chefs, leading from the front
  • Maintain Merivale standards across food quality, safety and consistency
  • Thrive in fast-paced, high-volume service while staying organised and calm

This is a hands-on leadership role for a chef who wants their work seen by thousands, their skills challenged daily, and their career accelerated within a large, respected hospitality group.

The Reward

You will be joining a company that wants you to succeed, we offer:   

  • Competitive salary and award rates. 
  • Paid parental leave and flexible return to work support for new parents.
  • Amazing discounts at 90+ venues. 
  • Career and development opportunities through the Merivale Academy. 
  • Employee Assistance Program. 
  • Employee Referral Program. 
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About Merivale

At Merivale, we aim to bring a little magic into the everyday. We are driven to deliver unique and memorable experiences to every person who steps into one of our venues.

Owned and run by the Hemmes family for over 60 years, Merivale began as an iconic fashion house started by John and Merivale Hemmes. Merivale’s fashionable beginnings were soon followed by a venture into hospitality, opening a Thai tea café within their Sydney CBD fashion building in 1970. From here, Merivale’s hospitality roots were firmly planted.

Merivale is now led by CEO Justin Hemmes, whose creativity and knack for pushing the boundaries has made Merivale what it is today. Hemmes has become a pioneer within the Australian hospitality industry, growing the ever-expanding Merivale portfolio to over 90 brands and venues.

Industry
Travel & Hospitality
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Sydney, AU
Year Founded
1956
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