Head Chef

About the role

As Group Head Chef, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving food quality, consistency and kitchen operations across all four locations. You'll regularly move between our venues, working directly with kitchen teams, training staff, monitoring standards and ensuring every location delivers an excellent food experience. You'll also play an important creative role, developing new dishes, improving existing meals and keeping our food offering fresh, exciting and appealing to our customers.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain consistently high standards of food quality, taste, presentation and portion control across all four locations.

• Regularly visit each venue to monitor kitchen performance and ensure standards are being followed.

• Ensure food hygiene, cleanliness, food safety and kitchen procedures are consistently maintained.

• Identify areas for improvement and take responsibility for implementing solutions.

• Develop new dishes and meals that complement each venue's concept and appeal to customers.

• Improve existing dishes, recipes and presentation.

• Standardise recipes and portion sizes across locations wherever appropriate.

• Oversee and support the kitchen teams at all four locations.

• Train, mentor and develop cooks and kitchen staff.

• Establish clear systems and procedures that allow each kitchen to perform well consistently, even when you are not physically present.

About you

• Proven experience as a Head Chef, Executive Chef, Group Head Chef or in a similar senior kitchen leadership role.

• Experience managing kitchen teams and maintaining standards in a busy restaurant or hospitality environment.

• Strong cooking skills, creativity and a genuine passion for food.

• Demonstrated ability to develop new dishes and improve existing offerings.

• Excellent organisation, leadership and communication skills.

• Understanding of food costing, stock control, portion control and waste reduction.

• Comfortable travelling between four restaurant locations throughout the working week.

• Practical, proactive and able to work independently without constant supervision.

• Must be an Indonesian citizen and able to work legally in Indonesia.

• Experience managing multiple restaurant locations is a strong advantage.

About us

Leafy's is a growing hospitality business in Krui, Lampung, operating four cafes and restaurants, alongside our lodge and surf shop.

Benefits

• The opportunity to take a leading role in an established and growing hospitality business.

• Creative freedom to develop new dishes and help shape our food offering.

• The opportunity to build, train and lead a team across multiple venues.

• A hands-on leadership position with genuine responsibility and room to grow.

• A unique lifestyle in Krui, surrounded by beaches, nature and a strong surf community.