Seeking like minded individuals

Join us

In the heart of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, just 35 minutes from the white beaches of Noosa, the award winning Woodshed and Kin Kin Hotel have been restored and reimagined as one of Queensland’s most exciting regional hospitality destinations.

We’re home to two very different experiences:

The Kin Kin Hotel
A classic country pub with a strong community spirit, warm and generous service, local produce and the relaxed charm of a true hinterland pub.

The Woodshed Restaurant
Our fire-led, degustation-only restaurant, recently awarded Best Destination Dining — Australia and Restaurant of the Year — Queensland in the 2026 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards. The Woodshed is built around live fire, exceptional regional produce and thoughtful food and wine storytelling.

We’re a place where hospitality feels genuine, food and wine have purpose, and people come together around a shared table.

Man in beige shirt and apron preparing fish in a kitchen with a brick wall and open fireplace in the background.

HEAD CHEF

Oscar Holgado

Head Chef Oscar Holgado’s passion for fresh produce, has him working with local producers and growers in our own market garden. This collaborative approach supplies the kitchen with the freshest seasonal produce. The house-made sausages, pulled pork burgers, smoked meats, and vegetable sharing plates have been earning steady praise since the pub re-opened. Having come to Australia from the best restaurants in London, he’s already been dubbed  “One to Watch" by Broadsheet Australia. We invite you to join us and enjoy some hinterland hospitality.

We’re always interested in meeting talented, curious and genuinely hospitable people who want to work somewhere a little different.

Whether you’re an experienced hospitality professional, an ambitious chef, a passionate wine lover or someone at the beginning of their career, we’re looking for people who care about what they do, take pride in the details and enjoy being part of a close-knit team.

Working at the Kin Kin Hotel means being part of a growing destination with opportunities across the pub, The Woodshed, Residencies, workshops and accomodation.

If you’re warm, hardworking, curious and excited by great food, beautiful spaces and memorable hospitality, we’d love to hear from you.

Leave the overcrowded tourism areas behind! Come work with us in the beautiful hinterland. Accomodation packages available.

Come and be part of it

What makes us different?

We make everything ourselves. From hand-rolled pastries to freshly baked sourdough, from our house-churned butter to the vegetables grown in our own market garden — we are involved in every element of the experience. The garden is still in its adolescence, but it’s already producing. It's exciting. It's alive. And just like us, it’s growing.

This commitment to detail, to seasonality, to honest craft — it runs through everything we do.

We are a small team in a small town but we are recognised on the national stage for what we’re doing. From creative workshops with award winning interstate artists to sought after wine makers offering intimate tastings, we love what we do and are keen to meet like minded folk.

Come and join our team as we continue to build something truly special.

A two-story historic hotel with a porch and balcony, surrounded by trees and potted plants, with signage reading "The Kin Kin Hotel, Est 1914."
Assorted pastries including éclairs topped with chocolate shavings, almond-topped croissants, and plain croissants arranged on a baking sheet.

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Looking forward to hearing from you

For FOH and casual jobs please email

pub@kinkinhotel.com

For Chef de Partie and Sommelier please apply via SEEK