Chef
Hospitality · Far North, Northland, New Zealand · Full-Time · $29/hr
Indian dishes and intercontinental plates come out of this Northland kitchen every day, and the hospitality business behind it wants a Chef who has cooked both for real. Based in the Far North of New Zealand, the role puts daily prep and cooking in your hands.
Beyond the stove, you would help shape menus, keep the kitchen organised, manage stock and protect food quality. The employer cares about practical ability: consistent, confident work in a live commercial kitchen that you can show, not just describe.
If you cooked in a South African restaurant or hotel kitchen, have proof of that work ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Cook Indian and intercontinental dishes to the same standard every time, keeping taste, portions, quality and presentation steady
- Run daily prep and keep the kitchen organised
- Use professional cooking methods and techniques
- Help plan menus and specials and develop new dishes
- Track how ingredients are used, help control food costs, order supplies and keep stock at the right levels
- Coordinate prep with the rest of the kitchen team and keep work flowing smoothly through prep and service
- Meet food safety, hygiene and allergen-management requirements
- Keep the kitchen clean, safe and orderly
- Guide other kitchen staff when needed
- Help the kitchen perform steadily through busy services
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated professional experience working as a Chef
- Proven, hands-on background cooking Indian and intercontinental cuisine
- Strong food-prep and commercial kitchen skills, with the ability to handle prep and cooking duties on your own
- Understands menu planning and managing food costs
- Knows stock control and kitchen inventory procedures
- Firm grasp of food safety and hygiene requirements
- Keeps food quality and presentation consistent
- Reliable, organised, and communicates and works well in a team
- Prepared to work evenings and weekends
- A relevant cookery or hospitality qualification is advantageous
- Café or restaurant background is advantageous
- Experience creating menu items and specials is advantageous
- Experience supervising, guiding or training kitchen staff is advantageous
- Overseas candidates must meet the New Zealand employment and immigration requirements that apply
Apply: jobs@mzansiabroad.co.za · WhatsApp