The Mulberry Group is a hospitality collective that believes in doing things differently. We create extraordinary spaces, celebrate human connection, and make hospitality a force for positive social and environmental impact. Our venues include Hazel, Dessous, Lilac Wine, Common Ground Project, Liminal, Heide Kitchen, Molli, and Square One Coffee.

10% of profits from every venue are donated to our regenerative farm and not-for-profit, Common Ground Project, helping us support the communities we operate within.

We are seeking passionate and skilled Sous Chef to join our growing kitchen leadership team at Lilac Wine. With an exciting expansion of our hospitality offering, this is a chance to step into a role that combines hands-on cooking, leadership development, and the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of our culinary identity.

Working closely with our Head Chef, you will help deliver memorable, authentic experiences for our guests while contributing to our mission of community connection, sustainability, and genuine hospitality.

Candidates will have the chance to explore bold flavours, live fire cooking, fermentation, and preservation, working with exceptional produce sourced directly from Common Ground Project. Experience with wood fire grilling is a plus, but a strong willingness to learn is just as valuable.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a fast-paced restaurant

• Previous experience as a CDP or Sous Chef

• Proven skills on the grill or a strong desire to develop wood fire cooking techniques

• A passion for seasonality and sustainability

• Strong understanding of cooking times, temperatures

• Experience in cooking various cuts of meats

• A collaborative attitude and desire to grow as a leader within a supportive team

• Structured leadership development programs

• Reliable and flexible working hours

• Career pathways across multiple venues

• In-house training and skill development

• A supportive and professional team environment

• Employee discount across the group

• Opportunities to work with premium and ethically sourced produce

• A workplace that genuinely values sustainability, community impact, and staff wellbeing

• Job security and long-term growth as the group continues to expand

If you are passionate about cooking, excited by the chance to develop your leadership and technical skills, and want to be part of a group pushing hospitality forward, we’d love to hear from you.