Career Opportunities
Swillhouse is hiring.
Talented waiters, chefs, bar staff, hosts, dishwashers and hospitality professionals of all kinds and backgrounds are invited to join the team. Swillhouse is dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive and healthy environment in which all its staff can hone their skills, broaden their professional horizons, and enjoy the benefits of being part of a unique, independently owned Australian hospitality business.
Swillhouse offers all employees the following benefits.
- 50% discount to the Swillhouse restaurants for you plus one guest
- Sonder health and safety app – free health, safety and mental health support for all Swillhouse employees and their immediate family
- 20% discount on memberships and class packs at Studio Mouvoir, Sydney’s premier pilates studio.
- 20% discount on stays with Unyoked – beautiful cabins set in spectacular natural locations around Australia
- Discounted gym memberships with Anytime Fitness
- 40% discount to the Swillhouse ecomm store
- Paid parental leave based on tenure
- Community Contribution Plan – Swillhouse’s annual financial commitment to local charities
Please send your CV along with a short note describing yourself, your skillset, your ambitions, and where you see yourself at Swillhouse to careers@swillhouse.com
Bar Manager
The Caterpillar Club, one of Sydney’s most distinctive and celebrated venues, is on the lookout for a talented and passionate Bar Manager to lead our diverse and talented team.
About The Caterpillar Club
Since opening in December 2023, The Caterpillar Club has become renowned for its electric atmosphere and eclectic celebration of world music, great drinks and late night food. A truly unique live music venue with performances six nights a week showcasing talent from Australia and abroad. Some of Sydney’s best DJ’s spin vinyl daily drawing from our curated collection of 12,000 records and their own deep crates. The venue offers an experience unlike anything else in the city.
Our bar is the heart of the venue, boasting:
- An extensive back bar selection.
- A substantial signature cocktail list of playful reimagined classics.
- A carefully curated wine list with a big focus on Champagne.
- A sophisticated supper menu of classic bar food available until late daily.
As a team we strive to create unforgettable experiences for every guest, every night.
About the Role
As Bar Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the guest experience and leading our team. Reporting directly to the General Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and inspiring a high-performing team during fast-paced, late-night services.
- Overseeing a high-volume, cocktail-focused beverage program, ensuring impeccable quality and consistency.
- Contributing creatively to our drinks menu while maintaining the high standards that define us.
- Building a positive, inclusive team culture centered on growth, collaboration, and a shared passion for hospitality.
We’re committed to supporting work-life balance with a 4-day workweek. While some late-night shifts are part of the job, you’ll have the time to recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
About You
We’re searching for a hospitality professional who is passionate about creating exceptional guest experiences. Key qualities we’re looking for include:
- Extensive experience in premium, high-volume venues, with a demonstrated track record of leadership
- Comprehensive beverage knowledge, with a particular focus on cocktails, you have an eye for quality and creativity.
- Strong people management skills, with the ability to foster positive team dynamics.
- A commitment to building a workplace culture that values diversity, inclusivity, and innovation.
If you thrive in high-energy environments, value team development, and bring creativity to everything you do, we’d love to hear from you.
What We Offer
At The Caterpillar Club, we believe in creating a supportive and rewarding work environment. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:
- A 4-day workweek, offering balance and time to recharge.
- Competitive salary with excellent tips.
- Access to an array of employee benefits, including:
- 50% discounts for you and a guest at our sister venues (Restaurant Hubert, Alberto’s Lounge, and Le Foote).
- Discounted memberships to gyms, yoga, and pilates studios across Sydney.
- Access to Sonder for you and your family (24/7 mental health, safety, and medical support).
- Monthly training sessions on food, wine, and service.
- Delicious daily staff meals.
Join a workplace where passion for food, drinks, and hospitality brings us together, fostering creativity, inclusivity, and excellence.
Apply Now
Ready to take the next step in your hospitality journey? Send your cover letter, CV, and references to emma@swillhouse.com
We can’t wait to hear from you!
Read More +
Senior Sous Chef
Located in the historic heart of Sydney, Le Foote is a European-inspired wine bar and Mediterranean Grill, and is brought to you, by the owner/operators of The Caterpillar Club, Alberto’s Lounge, Restaurant Hubert, The Baxter Inn and Shady Pines Saloon.
Housed in one of Australia’s oldest buildings, the venue is centred around an 80-seat courtyard restaurant featuring a custom Josper grill, which produces beautifully grilled vegetables, dry-aged steaks and some of Australia’s finest seafood.
We are looking for someone with extensive cooking experience with at least 3 years experience at Sous Chef level. This role requires a chef who can lead a team, problem solves, mentor junior staff and who has the capacity to manage the entire kitchen operation in the absence of the Head Chef. Experience cooking over charcoal is preferable, but not a prerequisite.
Most importantly, we are searching for somebody who will help foster a positive and professional team culture, centred around learning, knowledge and a passion for hospitality. This is a fantastic next career move for someone interested in progression and having creative input to an exciting and dynamic kitchen. The role also offers the successful applicant the opportunity to be mentored by our collaborative and talented Executive Chef, Brendan Fong.
Swillhouse offers an array of employee benefits, including:
- 50% discount for you, plus one guest, at all Swillhouse restaurants
- Discounted gym membership
- Dedicated mental health program, offering free one on one sessions
- Monthly in venue training and info sessions (food, wine and service based)
- Monthly team development sessions (surfing, meditation, sports, guest speakers
- and more)
- Discounted membership to some of Sydney’s best yoga and pilates studios
- Weekly tips
- Excellent daily staff meal
If this sounds like the role for you, please email your cover letter, CV and references to brendan@swillhouse.com
Read More +
Cocktail Bartenders
Swillhouse has a rare and exciting opportunity for career-oriented bartenders to join the opening team of our newest venture, The Caterpillar Club – a stunning cocktail bar and live music venue like no other. This is a full time, salaried position, paying $70,000 per annum plus superannuation.
The Caterpillar Club will be located in the heart of Sydney, providing a subterranean refuge for lovers of beautifully prepared drinks, rare vinyl records and a rotation of local and international live acts. There will also be a concise and punchy food offering, inspired by the supper clubs of London, New York and Paris.
Celebrating the classic to the off-piste, the venue will feature an extensive seasonal cocktail list, a back bar with over 1,000 labels, and a wine list featuring Champagne, orange wines, and iconic producers from the new and old worlds. Icy cold craft ales from our favourite breweries will also be available on tap.
We are searching for accomplished bartenders with proven experience working in quality driven venues, who have a passion for delivering exceptional bar service.
This role is suited to someone who is dedicated to the craft of bartending and wishes to build on their already excellent foundations. You will be working alongside a team of Sydney’s best Bar Managers who are experienced, supportive and committed to your further progression and success.
As part of Swillhouse, we offer many opportunities and benefits, including frequent in house training, internal cocktail competitions, a very attractive salary package, a four-day roster as well as the chance to work with some of Australia’s best hospitality talent.
Read More +
Cocktail Bartender
The Baxter Inn is one of the world’s great whisky bars, located in Sydney, CBD, and currently hiring bartenders. This rare opportunity will suit professionals local to Sydney, or those looking to relocate for an esteemed role in a highly regaled late night landmark.
Bartending experience, exceptional service and welcoming disposition necessary fields for all candidates.
Email CV and spiel to will@thebaxterinn.com
Read More +
Chef De Partie
Alberto’s Lounge needs a talented Chef de Partie.
We are looking for chefs with a minimum of 3 years experience in similar venues, with a solid grounding in Italian cuisine. We offer a four day roster (three days off), competitive pay and an excellent workplace culture.
Our food is classic Italian inspired, with a focus on seasonality, technique and simplicity. A menu that speaks to warm Italian hospitality, seasonal ingredients and generosity of flavour. Frequently evolving and with delicious weekly specials, Alberto’s menu showcases some of Australia’s finest artisanal producers and suppliers.
We are seeking a Chef de Partie with experience cooking on every section in the kitchen and who is able to work well within a small and dedicated team.
Above all we require someone who is passionate about food, service and hospitality.
As part of Swillhouse (Restaurant Hubert, Shady Pines Saloon, The Baxter Inn, Le Foote and the soon to open Caterpillar Club), we offer some of the best staff benefits in the industry with a four day roster, weekly training sessions, a mental health program and 50% staff discount at all of our restaurants for you and a guest, all year round.
If you’re interested in the position please submit your CV, references and cover letter to: isobel@swillhouse.com
Read More +
Section Waiter
Swillhouse is searching for an accomplished section waiter, to join the highly skilled team of Le Foote.
Located in the historic heart of Sydney, Le Foote is a European-inspired wine bar and Mediterranean Grill, and the newest addition to Swillhouse; owner/operators of Alberto’s Lounge, Restaurant Hubert, The Baxter Inn and Shady Pines Saloon.
Le Foote is modelled on the all-day eating and drinking cultures of Barcelona, Amsterdam and Rome, particularly their cafe’s, outdoor eateries, and quiet enjoyment of life.
The venue features a bustling wine bar and a 70-seat courtyard restaurant, which will be centred around a charcoal grill, producing dry aged steaks, beautifully grilled vegetables and some of Australia’s finest seafood.
Our focus is on our guests. We guarantee friendly service, a high-quality product, beautiful atmosphere and overall, a magical experience. This position requires a minimum of 3 years experience working a restaurant section in a similar style venue.
As a member of the larger Swillhouse family (Alberto’s Lounge, Restaurant Hubert, The Baxter Inn, The Caterpillar Club and Shady Pines Saloon) you will have access to frequent industry leading training, opportunities for career progression and a pool of talented hospitality professionals to guide you to success.
In addition, we offer competitive pay, a flexible roster and company wide perks.
Swillhouse is committed to providing a positive and supportive workplace for all of our team and have a suite of other benefits to offer, some of which include:
- 50% discount for you, plus one guest, at the Swillhouse restaurants
- Discounted gym membership
- Dedicated mental health program, offering free one on one sessions
- Monthly in venue training and info sessions (food, wine and service based)
- Monthly team development sessions (surfing, meditation, sports, guest speakers and more)
- Discounted membership to some of Sydney’s best yoga and pilates studios
- Swillhouse book club
- Strong weekly tips
- Delicious daily staff meal
If this sounds like the role for you, please send your cover letter, CV and references to romeo@lefoote.com
Read More +
Sommelier
Restaurant Hubert is looking for a Sommelier to join our experienced team of wine professionals. In this role you will assist in the explaining, selling and serving of our extensive beverage list and should be comfortable providing world class service to our eclectic clientele; from the wine novice to the aficionado, everybody should have a magical experience.
You will also work closely with the Head Sommelier to further develop our culture of knowledge and enthusiasm around wine. In addition to excellent remuneration, our employees are offered a suite of additional benefits which can be found at the bottom of the page.
Restaurant Hubert is one of downtown Sydney’s busiest and most loved venues. We offer classic French cuisine, an extensive international wine list and showcase some of the city’s finest live jazz music.
Our wine focus is on classic, small volume, French and Australian producers, while still remaining enthusiastic about discovering talented new winemakers and bottlings of anything that’s truly delicious.
We’re seeking an experienced Sommelier to join our team and continue to offer exceptional service, whilst assisting in managing and serving our list of over 600 wines. In addition, we require someone who is excited to guide our floor team with further learning, tastings and mentoring.
As part of Swillhouse, (Alberto’s Lounge,The Baxter Inn, The Caterpillar Club, Shady Pines Saloon and Le Foote) we have strong group buying ability and access to rare allocations, along with great relationships with Australia’s best importers.
This role presents a rare opportunity to join one of Sydney’s most dynamic hospitality companies, with the chance to grow with our expanding business.
This is the perfect position for an experienced sommelier looking to further their career alongside a passionate and collaborative team of industry professionals.
Swillhouse is committed to providing a positive and supportive workplace for all. We are offering a competitive salary and excellent weekly tips alongside one of the best employee benefits packages available in the industry.
Our other staff benefits include:
- 50% discount for you, plus one guest, at all Swillhouse restaurants
- Weekly wine tastings of world class producers
- Discounted gym membership
- Dedicated mental health program, offering free one on one sessions
- Monthly in venue training and info sessions (food, wine and service based)
- Discounted membership to some of Sydney’s best yoga and pilates studios
- Great weekly tips
- Excellent daily staff meal
If the position interests you, please forward your cover letter, CV and references to gerald@swillhouse.com
Job Types: Full-time, Casual
Pay: $70,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year
Read More +
Section Waiter
Restaurant Hubert is searching for an accomplished section waiter to join our highly skilled team.
Restaurant Hubert is one of downtown Sydney’s busiest and most loved venues. We offer classic French cuisine, an extensive international wine list and showcase some of the city’s finest live jazz music.
Our focus is on our guests. We guarantee friendly service, a high-quality product, beautiful atmosphere and overall, a magical experience.
We are looking for waiters with an in-depth knowledge of food and wine, who understand how to run a seamless service and have a genuine passion for giving devoted hospitality.
As a member of the larger Swillhouse family (Alberto’s Lounge, The Baxter Inn, Frankie’s Pizza and Shady Pines Saloon) you will have access to frequent industry leading trainings, opportunities for career progression and a pool of talented hospitality professionals to guide you to success.
In addition, we offer competitive remuneration, a flexible four day roster and company wide perks.
This position requires a minimum of five years experience working a restaurant section in a similar style venue.
If this sounds like the role for you, please send your cover letter, CV and references to careers@swillhouse.com