Join the Sanzone Retail Group - Where Great Service and Quality Fresh Food Come Together!

Do you have a keen eye for detail, a love for food, and the drive to maintain high store standards? Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and leading a team to success?

Looking for a kitchen leadership role that starts early, finishes by lunchtime, or starts late and clears your morning - and lets you truly own your shift and your success?

Sanzone Retail Group, a family-owned chain of BP petrol stations established in 1977, is looking for dedicated Kitchen Managers for our 24/7 sites.

As an integral part of our team, you will play a key role in ensuring our customers receive top-notch service and enjoy freshly made, on-site food items. Your ability to lead by example, motivate your team, and uphold our high standards will be key to your success.

We’re offering a rare opportunity for a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead the morning shift in our high-volume cafe—from 4:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday to Friday and a PM Kitchen Manager to run the floor from 12pm-8pm - Monday to Friday. You’ll take full ownership of our AM & PM production, managing our customer service teams to ensure every day runs with precision and excellence.

At BP Balcatta we operate a near round-the-clock kitchen focused on fresh, beautifully presented food delivered with precision and pride. Now, we need a proven leader to take the reins of our early morning crew.

Who This Role is Perfect For

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in early hours, or afternoon shift and takes pride in structured, high-output environments, and knows how to get the best from their team. You might be:

✅ An experienced Kitchen or Production Manager from a high-volume food environment (catering, airline, meal prep, central kitchen).

✅ A high-performing Head or Sous Chef tired of late nights and chaos, looking for more structure, leadership, and ownership.

✅ A shift supervisor or team lead from food manufacturing, bakery, or catering operations ready to step up and lead a critical shift.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading each shift you will be, setting the tone with clarity and focus.

Coaching and developing team members—building accountability, clarity, and confidence.

Ensuring the shift runs efficiently - tight workflows, minimal waste, and on-time handovers.

Driving consistency in quality and presentation across all products.

Analysis of sales, production and waste data and Adjustment of holdings

Stock control – write offs, ordering and stocktakes.

Enforcing food safety, hygiene, and team safety standards at the highest level.

Collaborating with the alternate Kitchen Manager, Site Manager and Operations Manager to continually improve systems.

About You

You're a natural leader—calm, clear, and respected.

You’ve led high-output shifts and know how to balance speed with quality.

You’re sharp on food standards and care deeply about the final product.

You know how to manage people and processes—and get the best out of both.

You bring energy and structure to your team—even at 4 a.m.

You're organised, solutions-focused, and always looking to improve the system, not just patch it.

You are a permanent Australian Resident or Citizen - this is a long-term position.

✅ Bonus Points If You Have:

A background in retail kitchens.

Strong rostering and scheduling skills.

Previous wastage control/stocktaking experience.

Why This Role Rocks

✅ Start early, finish early: 4:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m., Monday to Friday—get your afternoons free! Or work the afternoon shift and put aside your morning to dedicate to yourself!

✅ Be part of a high-performance leadership team with strong systems and support.

✅ Lead a critical shift and own your part of the operation.

✅ Competitive salary + super + discount on food and coffee daily.

This Role Is For You If…

You’re not just looking for another kitchen job—you want a leadership role where you can grow, build a strong team, and make your mark. If you’ve got the experience, drive, and steady leadership style to run our AM kitchen shift with excellence—we want to hear from you.

Ready to Own It?

We’re hiring now. Click apply and take the first step toward leading a kitchen shift that sets the tone for the whole day.