Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Nelson, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Asian cooking is the craft at the centre of this Chef job in Nelson. An established hospitality group wants someone who can follow recipes precisely and send out the same quality plate on a quiet lunch as on a packed dinner service, inside a structured, busy commercial kitchen.
Your shifts would cover prep planning, sauces and components, grills and ovens, special dietary orders and stock ordering, with food safety and correct temperatures held throughout. You would also help train others and suggest improvements. Sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.
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Key Responsibilities
- Cook Asian dishes to established recipes and quality standards, using sound knowledge of Asian techniques
- Plan and organise each day's preparation and cooking
- Contribute to menu planning and estimates of food and labour costs
- Check the quality, consistency, portions and presentation of every dish
- Prepare sauces, ingredients and other components for service
- Order and manage food supplies to match kitchen needs
- Operate commercial ovens, grills and other cooking equipment, keeping the right cooking temperatures and food handling standards
- Follow hygiene and food safety procedures on every shift
- Cook for guests with special dietary requirements
- Report kitchen issues, preparation concerns and quality problems to management and suggest practical fixes
- Work closely with the kitchen and service teams, showing others suitable cooking methods and helping train them when asked
- Help with preserving, freezing and storing food, and keep the kitchen clean, organised and efficient
Requirements & Eligibility
- A formal cookery qualification and/or a minimum of three years of relevant professional experience
- Professional experience cooking Asian cuisine
- Real hands-on cooking skills that you can demonstrate
- Strong understanding of how a commercial kitchen operates
- Able to reproduce dishes consistently from established recipes
- Experience keeping food quality and presentation standards
- Understanding of food hygiene, food safety and safe kitchen practice
- Able to work well in a structured, high-performing team
- Strong attention to detail, and able to follow instructions, procedures and established kitchen systems
- Reliable and dependable, with professional and ethical conduct at work
- Able to communicate clearly with managers and colleagues
- Stays calm and productive in busy service, and willing to take responsibility and contribute to operational improvements
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