Sous Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Queenstown, New Zealand · Full-Time · $37/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Do you want to lead a kitchen in New Zealand? A premium hotel in Queenstown is being transformed. It needs a Sous Chef. The Sous Chef helps lead the kitchen team. This team cooks for several restaurants and bars.
This job is permanent. It is full-time, with at least 40 hours each week. Sponsorship is available for the right candidate on an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV). New Zealand residents can apply. International candidates who meet the requirements can apply too.
Next, get your CV ready in English. Write down the hotel kitchens you worked in. Add your cookery qualification or your years as a senior chef. Add your Food Safety certificate too. You can create your CV in English with Build AI CV. Then apply for this job.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the food from all the hotel kitchens.
- Check and approve each dish so the quality stays at the highest level.
- Check the prep, the stock rotation and the mise en place on each section. Correct them before the first guest is served.
- Check the rosters so every section has enough people.
- Give tasks to junior chefs. Help on a section to prepare, cook and serve food when needed.
- Keep food costs under control. Rotate stock, order correctly and manage par levels. Waste and spoilage must stay low.
- Hire new kitchen staff. Train them and help them grow. Keep the team productive and friendly.
- Keep the kitchen clean, safe and hygienic. Follow WHS guidelines, food safety standards and hotel grooming rules.
- Talk often with the F&B Manager, the outlet supervisors and the front-of-house team so all venues work well.
Requirements & Eligibility
- You must have a relevant trade qualification, such as a Certificate in Cookery Level 4 or equivalent. If not, you need a minimum of three years of relevant work experience as a Sous Chef or senior chef in a similar kitchen.
- Proven experience running kitchen operations for multiple outlets in a premium hotel or restaurant.
- Strong technical cooking skills. You can keep culinary standards high in every service.
- Demonstrated experience leading, training and developing kitchen teams. You can manage daily kitchen operations with confidence.
- A solid understanding of food cost management, stock control and kitchen financial targets.
- A current Food Safety certificate.
- Full working knowledge of WHS requirements in a commercial kitchen.
- Flexibility for a rotating roster. This includes evenings, weekends and public holidays.
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