Culinary and Chef Recruitment
Serving premium talent for culinary professions
THE MONDAY GROUP provide recruitment services to professional chefs and culinary businesses, serving a wide range of needs - events, hospitality, and more.
We maintain a wide-ranging network of hospitality and restaurant contacts across Australia and the APAC region; working with them, we provide exciting opportunities and talent to the hospitality industry's best culinary professionals and businesses.
Keeping a keen eye on the local restaurant, bar, dining and catering scenes across Australia and abroad, our team has intimate knowledge of the level of skill and professionalism required to operate at the top level in culinary roles. We primarily recruit highly-skilled, senior candidates in this area.
Culinary and Chef Outlook to 2026
In 2020, almost a third of all jobs for Accommodation and Food Services professionals had disappeared from Australia, dropping from 923,500 in January to 648,300 in May. Since then, employment has normalised to 948,000 (2023), representing full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic¹.
Turning to the upcoming few years, the amount of employed Chefs are predicted to grow healthily. The National Skills Commission expect 11,200 more positions for Chefs, a 13.9% increase on the benchmark levels taken in 2021.²
Finally, Chefs and Cooks are both present on the 2022 Skills and Priorities list, which tallies the top 20 occupations in demand across Australia³. Needless to say, the outlook for Chefs over the upcoming years is extremely positive.
The places where we serve talent
Here are some of the important industry sectors and types of companies we provide talent to.
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Hospitality & Hotels
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All Hospitality & Hotels
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Restaurant Manager
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Reservations Manager
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Front Office Manager
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Sommelier
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Head Sommelier
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Bar Manager
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Venue Manager
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Beverage Manager
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Beverage Director
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Catering/Banquets Manager
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Asst Restaurant Manager
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Restaurant General Manager
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General Manager - Licenced Venue
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General Manager - Accom
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F&B Manager / Operations Mgr
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F&B Director / Group GM
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Other
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Marketing & Communications
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All Marketing & Communications
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Product Manager
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Brand Manager
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PR Manager
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Digital Marketing Manager
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Marketing Exec/Coordinator
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Marketing Manager
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Marketing Director / CMO
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Other
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Chefs & Culinary
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All Chefs & Culinary
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Sushi Chef
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Pizza Chef
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Pastry Chef
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Head Pastry Chef
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Chef de Partie
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Sous Chef
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Head Chef
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Executive Chef
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Culinary Director
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Other
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Executive & Senior Leadership
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All Executive & Senior Leadership
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Revenue Director
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CFO
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HR Manager
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HR Director
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Commercial Director/DOSM
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General Manager
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COO
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CEO
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Other
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Creative & Technical
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All Creative & Technical
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Head of Production
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Other
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Designer - all disciplines
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Traffic Manager
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Art Director
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Creative Director
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Executive Creative Director
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AV Technician
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Production Manager
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Technical Director
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Sales & Client Services
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All Sales & Client Services
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Sales Director - Events
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Group Account Director
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Partnership / Sponsorship Mgmt
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Account Executive
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Account Manager
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Senior Account Manager
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Account Director
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Business Director
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Client Services Director
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Sales Coordinator - Accom
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Sales Coordinator - Events
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Sales Exec / BDE - Accom
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Sales Exec / BDE - Events
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Sales Manager / BDM - Accom
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Sales Manager / BDM - Events
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Sales Director - Accom
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Other
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Event Management & Production
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All Event Management & Production
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Warehouse/Logistics Manager
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Wedding Planner
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Event Stylist
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Event Coordinator/Production Coordinator
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Associate Producer
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Event Manager/Event Producer
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Senior Event Manager/Senior Producer
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Event Director/Executive Producer
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Head of Events
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Other
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Melbourne VIC
Our client, a major supplier in the event production industry, is seeking a Department Sales Manager to lead their sales and accounts team.
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Our client is a major AV production supplier and is seeking a Creative Technical Director to lift the creative capacity of their sales team.
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Our client is on the hunt for proactive individual to take on the role of Office Manager - overseeing and supporting daily business operations.
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Our client is set to revolutionize the hospitality scene in the heart of Sydney CBD with a high-end, multi-concept precinct coming in 2024.
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Looking for an experienced and driven corporate Event Manager who excels in managing the operations and logistics of complex medium sized events
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Looking for a dedicated Event Manager with 2-3 years corporate event management experience to join the agency's Sydney team based at Macquarie Park
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Looking for a passionate and detailed Event Manager with experience in corporate events (B2B) to join a successful Sydney CBD Corporate Events Agency
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Looking for an experienced Corporate Event Producer with a minimum of 5 years B2B corporate event experience to join a small but mighty agency team
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Sydney's best lifestyle hotel is currently seeking a proactive Director of Food & Beverage to continuing to evolve their award-winning, F&B program.
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An accomplished winery in Orange, NSW is now seeking a Head Chef as they enter their next phase of growth.
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