Chef
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Nelson, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Asian cooking expertise and disciplined preparation underpin this Chef position with an established hospitality group in Nelson, New Zealand. The kitchen needs someone who can reproduce recipes accurately, organise the day's cooking and maintain presentation when service becomes busy. Practical ability must be demonstrated through genuine professional experience.
Your work will include sauces and ingredients, menu planning support, dietary requirements and safe food storage. You will also communicate kitchen concerns and help colleagues improve their methods within a structured team. Sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.
Prepare an English CV describing your Asian cuisine experience, commercial equipment skills and any formal cookery training. Document your cooking background with Build AI CV, showing the responsibilities held in each kitchen.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce Asian dishes using established recipes, appropriate cooking techniques and required quality standards.
- Schedule and coordinate daily preparation and cooking, including sauces, ingredients and other service components.
- Contribute to menu planning and estimates of food and labour costs; order and manage supplies to meet kitchen needs.
- Check dishes for consistent quality, portions and presentation, including meals prepared for special dietary requirements.
- Operate commercial ovens, grills and other cooking equipment with correct temperatures and safe food handling.
- Follow workplace hygiene and food safety procedures and assist with preservation, freezing and storage when needed.
- Coordinate with kitchen and service colleagues, raising preparation concerns and kitchen issues with management.
- Demonstrate suitable cooking methods and assist with staff training when requested.
- Keep kitchen workspaces clean, organised and efficient, reporting quality problems and proposing practical improvements.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Hold a formal cookery qualification and/or have a minimum of three years of relevant professional experience.
- Bring professional Asian cuisine experience and be able to demonstrate genuine hands-on cooking skills.
- Understand commercial kitchen operations thoroughly and reproduce established recipes consistently.
- Have experience upholding food quality and presentation, with a strong eye for detail.
- Understand food hygiene, food safety and safe kitchen working practices.
- Work effectively in a structured, high-performing team, following instructions, procedures and established kitchen systems.
- Maintain dependable, reliable, professional and ethical conduct, communicating clearly with managers and colleagues.
- Remain composed and productive during busy service, with willingness to accept responsibility and contribute to operational improvements.
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