Executive Sous Chef | QT Queenstown

About EVT

QT Queenstown is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers — because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.

EVT has an endless range of roles and career paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award-winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year-round alpine resort, Thredbo. Once you’re in, there’s no limits on where your career could take you.

Position Overview

As Executive Sous Chef at QT Queenstown, you’ll be the engine behind the kitchen — driving standards, leading the brigade and delivering exceptional food across all outlets. From high-energy service to refined dining, you’ll ensure every plate leaving the pass is on point, every time.

Working closely with the Executive Chef, you’ll take ownership of day-to-day kitchen operations, champion consistency and inspire your team to deliver bold, memorable dining experiences — QT style.

This is a permanent full-time position with a minimum guaranteed hours of 40 per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily kitchen operations, ensuring seamless, high-quality food production across all outlets.
• Maintain and approve the quality, consistency and presentation of all dishes leaving the kitchen.
• Drive food cost control, stock management and labour efficiency to meet budget targets.
• Train, mentor and develop chefs, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
• Ensure all food safety, hygiene and WH& S standards are met and consistently maintained.
• Collaborate with F& B and Events teams to deliver exceptional dining and event experiences.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience as a Chef.
• Proven experience as a Sous Chef or Executive Sous Chef in a high-volume, premium environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop a team.
• Exceptional culinary knowledge with a passion for quality, creativity and consistency.
• Solid understanding of food cost control, rostering and kitchen financials.
• Ability to thrive under pressure while maintaining high standards.
• A hands-on approach and commitment to leading from the front.

How You Work

• Daymaker mindset — you bring energy, passion and pride to every service.
• Leader in the kitchen — you set the standard and lift those around you.
• Detail-obsessed — consistency and quality are non-negotiable.
• Calm under pressure — you thrive in the heat of service.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels — no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• Uniform provided, laundered and delicious staff meals.
• On site perks and incentives.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

Apply Now

Join QT Queenstown and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.

Bring your leadership, your creativity and your culinary edge — and help us deliver unforgettable dining experiences.

Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in — don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.

When you click apply, you’ll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). This is our official system for managing applications across the EVT Group. You’ll simply enter your details and answer a few quick screening questions so we can get to know you better.