Commis Chef

Located in the heart of Hamilton Island's Marina Village, Marina Tavern is a busy bar and bistro offering a lively, fast-paced hospitality environment. With consistent trade and a high-volume kitchen operation, it's a great place for a developing chef to build speed, confidence and strong commercial kitchen experience.

We're looking for a qualified Commis Chef to join the kitchen team. If you have solid culinary fundamentals, enjoy the energy of a busy service and are eager to continue developing your skills alongside experienced chefs, this is an opportunity to build the foundations for your next career step.

Build valuable experience in a busy, high-volume kitchen

Develop your speed and confidence across commercial service

Learn alongside an experienced Hamilton Island culinary team

Continue building your career within our diverse kitchen brigade

Live and work in the heart of the Whitsundays

You'll work hands-on across preparation and service, supporting your section and the wider brigade to keep a busy kitchen moving. You'll prepare and cook dishes consistently to standard, maintain your mise en place and learn to manage the pace and organisation required during high-volume service.

It's a great environment to strengthen your core cooking skills, learn from senior chefs and gain the practical experience needed to progress through the kitchen brigade.

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (Essential)

Previous experience working in a commercial kitchen

Experience within a busy restaurant, bistro or similar environment

Strong foundation in food preparation and cooking techniques

Ability to work efficiently and maintain consistency during high-volume service

Good organisation, attention to detail and a strong team approach

A positive attitude and genuine desire to continue developing as a chef

Our mission is to share the wonder of Hamilton Island with the world by creating wonder-filled experiences for our guests, employees and community.

Every team member plays a role in shaping those experiences - making Hamilton Island not just a great place to visit, but a great place to work.