Sous Chef
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Nelson, New Zealand · Full-Time · $30 - $35/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Running a kitchen is your trade, not just cooking in one. That is the kind of chef a premium waterfront venue near Nelson, New Zealand wants as its Sous Chef and Assistant Kitchen Manager.
You answer to the Head Chef - Kitchen Manager and stand in for them when they are off. The numbers are yours too, from costed menus and specials and gross profit to food and wage costs against budget, plus stock that adds up and waste kept low.
It is permanent work, 30 hours a week at minimum, and weekends and public holidays are part of it. Only people with the right to work in New Zealand can be considered, and the business, an accredited employer, may be able to sponsor a work visa for the right person.
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Key Responsibilities
- Share the daily running of the kitchen with the Head Chef
- Stand in with full authority when the Head Chef is away
- Write and cook menus and specials costed to the gross profit target
- Hire kitchen staff below management level and train them
- Build rosters and manage staff performance
- Deliver cost of goods, wage cost and gross profit against budget
- Buy stock, manage suppliers, keep stock counts right, cut waste and keep food safety, the Food Control Plan and kitchen systems in order
Requirements & Eligibility
- Level 5 National Diploma in Hospitality (Kitchen Management) and a minimum of 3 years in kitchen management
- Solid budgeting, costing, organisation and time management skills
- Outstanding knowledge of local and international food and beverage
- At home with IT and cloud-based software, email, Word and Excel
- The right to work in New Zealand
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