Sous Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Queenstown, New Zealand · Full-Time · $37/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A premium hotel in Queenstown, New Zealand, is looking for a Sous Chef. The hotel is being transformed right now. The chef will help lead the kitchen team across several dining and bar venues.
This is a permanent, full-time job with a minimum of 40 hours per week. The employer can sponsor the right person on an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV). This is a visa that lets a New Zealand employer hire a worker from another country. New Zealand residents and international candidates are both welcome.
Before you apply, make your English CV clear and simple. Show the hotel or restaurant kitchens where you have worked, the teams you led and your food safety certificate. You can build a hotel kitchen leader CV with Build AI CV to start.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage food production in all hotel kitchens. Check every dish before it goes out.
- Check and correct preparation, rotation and mise en place. Make sure every section and every cook is ready before the first cover.
- Look at the rosters so each section has enough staff. Give tasks to junior chefs, and help on a section when needed by preparing, cooking and serving food.
- Control food cost with careful stock rotation, correct ordering and par level management. Reduce waste and spoilage in all storage areas.
- Hire, train and develop kitchen team members.
- Build a team that works well together and stays productive.
- Keep the kitchen clean, safe and hygienic. Follow WHS guidelines, food safety standards and the hotel's grooming rules.
- Work closely with the F&B Manager, outlet supervisors and front-of-house teams so all venues run smoothly.
Requirements & Eligibility
- You must hold a relevant trade qualification (such as a Certificate in Cookery Level 4 or equivalent). Or you must have a minimum of three years of relevant work experience as a Sous Chef or senior chef in a similar kitchen.
- Proven experience managing kitchen work across several outlets in a premium hotel or restaurant.
- Strong cooking skills and the ability to keep a high culinary standard at every service.
- Demonstrated experience leading, training and developing kitchen teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing daily kitchen operations with confidence.
- A solid understanding of food cost management, stock control and kitchen financial targets.
- A current Food Safety certificate and full working knowledge of WHS requirements in a commercial kitchen.
- Flexibility to work a rotating roster with evenings, weekends and public holidays.
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