Careers

Côte Basque is a place for generous food, lively drinks, and thoughtful hospitality. The menu centres on local ingredients from land and sea, with produce-led dishes that are simple in approach yet precise in execution - humble, but elevated. Expect familiar, well-loved flavour pairings of the Basque and Mediterranean coasts, cooked over charcoal with restraint and confidence. Join a new kitchen team in one of Melbourne’s most exciting new restaurants!

We’re building a team who care deeply about quality, provenance, and creating a genuinely welcoming experience for our guests. We’re currently recruiting across all levels, from emerging talent to experienced hospitality professionals. This is an opportunity to be part of a new restaurant - helping shape the culture, standards, and rhythm of a venue that somehow feels both new and as though it has always been there.

Work with restaurant professionals who care deeply about quality, provenance, and creating a genuinely welcoming experience for our guests. Ideally, you're confident talking through key European appellations and Australian producers, are conversant with classic cocktails, and have a curiosity to learn and grown in your understanding of the world of wine. Formal qualifications are to advantage; the ability to swiftly distill that knowledge to the charming essentials is a must.

This unique position will see you working on reservations, event sales and coordination, administration and supporting venue day-to-day operations. Most importantly, you'll ensure exceptional guest experiences. Your home base will be at our brand new Côte Basque office located in the Melbourne CBD, however you'll gain experience and have opportunities to contribute across the group.

This is an opportunity for a professional with strong leadership and financial management skills, and broad spirits and cocktail knowledge to lead a dynamic bar program in our newly established restaurant and bar.

The Bar Manager is responsible for delivering a profitable bar program with a focus on quality and interest. Working collaboratively alongside the Beverage Manager, Senior Bar Manager and other key beverage leaders, you will be responsible for the execution of industry-leading service, meeting financial targets, inventory management, training and succession, and business development. You will report to the Beverage Manager & Venue Manager, with mentoring and support from the wider Trader House management team and Group Beverage Director, Leanne Altmann.

We’re looking for a Bartender to join our team who is passionate about beverage, thrives in a busy service environment and enjoys being part of a team. This is a dynamic role where your home is behind the bar, but you’ll also be expected to jump onto the floor, run food and drinks, supporting the waiters and hosts, and get stuck in wherever needed to make service run smoothly.

Are you a passionate hospitality professional who loves delivering warm, polished service in a high-quality venue? Marion Wine Bar is looking for a Section Waiter to join our front-of-house team. If you know your way around food & wine, thrive under pressure, and enjoy being part of a supportive and driven team - this could be your next role.

Trader House is seeking senior talent and industry leaders to join our team during an exciting stage of growth. These positions will help drive our businesses, support the training and development of our teams, and uphold an exceptional guest experience.

Gimlet is looking for a Section Waiter to join our front-of-house team. If you know your way around food & wine, thrive under pressure, and enjoy being part of a supportive and driven team - this could be your next role.

Our team is driven by a shared passion to lift the overall bar experience of each guest and lead them into new drinking territories based on our extensive, unique back-bar and delicious bar snack menu. We pride ourselves on an in-depth and unparalleled knowledge base of classic cocktails and back-bar spirits, hyper-focused and warm guest service whilst ensuring that we are a fun, engaging cocktail bar that our guests love coming back to, time-and-time again.

We are seeking a Senior Sous Chef to help manage, oversee and orchestrate an engaged and professional kitchen team. Work with Melbourne’s best suppliers and seasonal produce, and get real career progression: one-on-one appraisals, tailored training and management development.

As Senior Sommelier, you’ll work alongside industry leaders in a hands-on, fast-paced, and creative role. You’ll help shape our beverage culture, train and lead the team, manage stock, and deliver exceptional guest experiences - all while enjoying a flexible roster and career progression. 

We are looking for an efficient and energetic Packing Assistant to join our coldroom Production team in Fitzroy. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate professional to work in a high-quality butchery and wine-focused environment, where premium ingredients and expert craftsmanship take centre stage.

Meatsmith is seeking a skilled and dedicated Shop Manager to join our dynamic team at our flagship Fitzroy location. Renowned for our commitment to excellence in service and quality, Meatsmith specialises in ethically sourced heritage meats and artisanal goods, celebrating both local and international producers.

This key position will see you drive guest experience, support revenue generation and back-end operations of our Brisbane venues. Working alongside the Venue Manager, Head Chef, and some of the industry's best operators, you’ll manage reservations, sell and coordinate events, and ensure exceptional guest experiences within both Supernormal and Bar Miette, each with its own unique character and service style.

This is your chance to be part of a creative, energetic team as you develop and maintain a strong front of house culture. We run restaurants driven by quality. Food and wine is our passion. If you’re a service-driven individual with an eye for detail – we’d love to hear from you. Section waiters of all levels are encouraged to apply, as long as you have a passion for hospitality and a desire to learn.

Trader House is looking for an experienced Group Marketing Manager to lead the marketing function, team and delivery across our diverse portfolio of venues and brands. This is a leadership role with a strong emphasis on setting priorities, enabling the team and creating the structure required to deliver great messaging. Join a team shaping Australia’s hospitality culture across exceptional venues, each with its own identity and a shared commitment to great food, genuine service and memorable experiences.

The candidate we are looking for will have a strong butcher skills and an eye for quality. Working in the Butchery team, you will be responsibilities will include , Customer Service, Product preparation, Body Breakdown, Preparing and cutting orders, managing production schedules within required timeframes, maintaining quality control systems, communication with other departments, and more.  

We’re looking for people who take pride in delivering genuine and memorable hospitality and thrive in the energy of a busy dining room. Join us at Cutler and embark on an exciting journey where your talents will shine!

Marion is a treasured Fitzroy wine bar and restaurant, with a food offering showcasing the best local produce and a passion for simple, high quality dishes. This is your chance to be part of a creative, energetic team as you develop and maintain a strong kitchen culture. 

This is an opportunity for an experienced, passionate, and career-focused chef with strong leadership and creative flair. Experience in running a fast-paced, quality-focused restaurant of a similar calibre is essential. We maintain our position as an industry leader through building excellent supplier relationships, accessing the best and freshest produce, and constantly developing our menus, recipes, systems, and procedures.

Join one of Australia's most established hospitality groups, Trader House, and take the next step in your career a Chef at the historic Builders Arms Hotel.

This is an opportunity for an experienced, passionate, and career-focused chef with strong leadership and creative flair. We maintain our position as an industry leader through building excellent supplier relationships, accessing the best and freshest produce, and constantly developing our menus, recipes, systems, and procedures.

We are seeking passionate Front of House professionals to join our team as a section waiter. Enjoy access to WSET Level 2 and 3 with our award-winning Beverage Director, innovative programs across service and operations, clear performance expectations, time-tested systems and structure, and genuine opportunities for promotion and long-term career growth.

With our constantly evolving menu you will have the opportunity to be exposed to a whole new range of techniques & skills. Andrew McConnell and Trader House Restaurants continue to challenge industry norms through exciting culinary vision and best practice. This is your chance to be part of a creative, energetic team as you develop and maintain a strong kitchen culture. 

We are seeking a floor-focused Assistant Restaurant Manager to drive the ongoing success of Gimlet, provide training and development for our teams and deliver an exceptional guest experience. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in successful venues and will be seeking an opportunity to lead in a creative, compassionate, and decisive manner. Central to this position is steadfast leadership – the ability to embody a service culture of excellence and genuine hospitality. The roles will require a strategic long-term approach to training, recruitment, and development. 

Meatsmith is seeking a hands-on team leader with the ability to lead and assist a small team of up 1-2 people in their day-to-day tasks. The right candidate will have strong time management skills. Prior work within the meat, food retailing or restaurant industry preferred. The role will be 20-24 hours per week Part time or Casual (Christmas and Easter will be 38 hours)

Our bar team is professional, fast-paced and excited. This is not a 'hands-off' bar job. You'll have regular training sessions, in-situ learning and regular opportunities and encouragement to help shape our wide-ranging beverage program and bar team! You'll be working alongside chefs, sommeliers and bartenders of various skill levels in an energetic environment with a lot of moving parts. This often means each shift is very different, and requires flexibility.

Gimlet is looking for a Junior Sous Chef to join and work alongside our senior team helping deliver exceptional food and lead a motivated team.

Gimlet is a lively, all-day, bustling venue, with a true love of seasonal produce and outstanding hospitality at its core. Join an established team of industry leaders at Gimlet.