Coordinate kitchen operations to deliver high-quality meals across breakfast, lunch, dinner and events daily, consistently

Demi Chef De Partie

We are seeking a Demi Chef De Partie to join our friendly team in our busy kitchen based at Novotel Christchurch Airport Hotel. You must have high standards in food and cooking techniques to support our Head Chef in a busy restaurant with breakfast, lunch, and dinner services and conferencing events. A knack for innovation is welcomed in this role.

This is a part-time job with minimum of 20 hours per week.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Produce excellent quality dishes to brand standards for the restaurant, bar, conferencing and room service on a day to day basis
  • Organise the shift, placing orders, prep completion and supporting the team to ensure the kitchen is always well prepared, clean and hygienic for each shift
  • Support the Head Chef and where appropriate guide junior kitchen team members
  • Foster a great team environment of cooperation and respect between co-workers
  • Monitoring quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
  • Preparing and cooking food
  • Understand and execute the food control plan