Chef de Parties

We are a multi-venue hospitality group with restaurants and bars across Auckland, Wellington, and Queenstown. We are currently looking for talented chef de parties to come and join the passionate group of people at our Auckland venues.

If you have worked in a busy or high-volume venue, have strong product knowledge, a genuine passion for the industry, and are career-driven with a desire to learn then this is the group for you. We will offer you a competitive pay package, a fantastic work culture with the ability to develop your career within one of NZ’s leading hospitality venues. Oh, and a generous discount at all our venues and staff meals.

Why work with us…

- Competitive remuneration
- Learn from a creative kitchen team
- Supportive and skilled management
- Flexible working hours
- Daily staff meals and drink
- Paid day off on your birthday after one year of continuous work
- Opportunity to progress and work across the ABC Group's venues in Auckland, Wellington, and Queenstown
- Enjoy a generous discount across ABC venues
- Annual staff party and awards
- In-house development to further your hospitality career

About the role:

Permanent full-time position with a minimum of 30 hours per week and a maximum of 45 hours per week.

As a Senior CDP, you are responsible for supporting the Head and sous chef in a busy kitchen and delivering consistently high-quality food. Some of your responsibilities are but not limited to:

- Taking care of daily food preparation and duties assigned by your seniors to meet the standard and the quality set by the Group
- Coordinates daily tasks with the Sous Chef
- Responsible for supervision of junior chefs and commis
- Ability to estimate the daily production needs and check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure all standards are met.
- Ensure that the production, preparation, and presentation of food are of the highest quality at all times.
- Full awareness of all menu items, their recipes, methods of production, and presentation standards
- Operate and maintain all department equipment and reporting of any malfunctions.
- Ensure effective communication between staff by maintaining a secure and friendly working environment
- Ability to produce own work following a deadline and to assist and encourage others in achieving this aim
- Carry out any other duties required by your seniors

About you:

- Minimum two years experience in a high-volume venue
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Must work well in a team
- Organised
- Punctual and reliable
- Friendly, energetic, and hard-working attitude
- Willing to learn

We are an accredited employer and sponsorship is available for the right candidate. Only apply if you are already in NZ.