28/10/2026
HEAD CHEF WANTED
A wood-fired oven and a smoker at a brewery & distillery on the Mornington Peninsula. Your kitchen to run.
Tar Barrel in Mornington is looking for a Head Chef to lead our kitchen. Our menu is tight & focused: wood-fired pizza, burgers, wings, tacos & loaded fries, all built to go with our own b**r & spirits.
What you’ll do
• Run the kitchen day to day: ordering, costing,
rosters, food safety
• Build & train your team
• Help shape the menu with us: what goes on, what
comes off, & what’s next
• Deliver functions & events alongside the
venue team
What you bring
• Head chef or strong sous chef experience in a busy,
high-volume kitchen
• Pizza & grill skills, or the drive to master
them fast
• Real experience with food costing & labour
budgets
• Calm under pressure, clean habits, & a team
people want to work in
What you get
• Kitchen closes 9pm, so you’re home at a
reasonable hour. No midnight finishes.
• Mondays & Tuesdays off, every week
• Full-time, salaried role
• A real say in the food at one of the Peninsula’s
original craft breweries
Email your CV & a short note about yourself to [email protected]
Applications close Friday 13 November. We’re interviewing as applications come in, so don’t wait.
