Chef
Hospitality · Far North, Northland, New Zealand · Full-Time · $29/hr
A hospitality business in Northland, New Zealand, is recruiting a Chef with a proven track record in Indian and intercontinental cooking. This is a role where what you can actually do on the pass counts most.
You will own daily preparation and cooking, and also play a part in menu development, kitchen organisation, stock control and food-quality standards. The ideal person brings real experience, steady consistency and confidence in a working commercial kitchen.
For experienced chefs cooking in Dubai, Doha or Riyadh today, it is a considered next step into New Zealand hospitality.
Key Responsibilities
- Cook Indian and intercontinental dishes to a dependable standard
- Run daily food preparation and keep the kitchen well organised
- Use professional cooking techniques and methods throughout
- Hold taste, portion size, quality and presentation steady on every plate
- Contribute to menu planning, specials and the creation of new dishes
- Keep track of ingredient use to help control food costs
- Order supplies and keep stock at the right levels
- Coordinate preparation with the rest of the kitchen team and keep workflow efficient through prep and service
- Meet food safety, hygiene and allergen-management requirements
- Keep the kitchen clean, safe and orderly
- Give practical guidance to other kitchen staff when needed
- Help the kitchen perform consistently when service is busy
Requirements & Eligibility
- A demonstrated background as a professional Chef, with proven hands-on work in Indian and intercontinental cuisine
- Solid food-preparation ability in a commercial kitchen, and capable of running prep and cooking on an independent basis
- Grasps how menu planning and food-cost management work, and knows the procedures for stock control and kitchen inventory
- Strong understanding of the food safety and hygiene requirements, and capable of holding food quality and presentation steady
- Organised and dependable, communicating well and working as part of a team
- Willing to work evenings and weekends
- Holding a relevant cookery or hospitality qualification is advantageous
- Time spent in a café or restaurant is advantageous
- Having developed menu items and specials before is advantageous
- A history of supervising, guiding or training kitchen staff is advantageous
- Overseas candidates must meet applicable New Zealand employment and immigration requirements
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