Provide café service support, prepare drinks and meals, and assist customers efficiently.

Kitchen Assistant

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our Nutrition and Food Services Retail and Cafe team. In this role you will be responsible for tasks like making coffee, sandwiches and wraps, serving customers, cashier responsibilities, keeping seating areas, clean and tidy and washing dishes using a commercial dishwasher.

The position involves rostered shifts and duties Monday to Sunday, scheduled between 6:00 am and 8:30 pm, requiring flexibility and a positive attitude towards variable working hours. It may include weekends & public holidays. Your role/hours will be confirmed on offer.

Be part of the national transformation in Health working at Waikato Hospital providing café services to health care workers, outpatients and hospital visitors.

We can offer you:

  • Regular hours in a stable and structured workplace
  • Good wages and yearly pay increases
  • Higher hourly rate for working weekends and public holidays
  • Great employee benefits (discounts with many Hamilton businesses)
  • Career opportunities and NZQA qualifications
  • Barista training
  • Ability to gain customer service experience

We are looking for people who:

  • Are extremely reliable with a great attendance record
  • Are able to work within a team
  • Manage a high standard of personal presentation
  • Are able to show care and empathy
  • Have experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or an eligible working visa and be able to communicate effectively in both spoken and written English.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

To apply please click Apply online or apply via our Waikato Careers website. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59 pm on 13 October 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ekeraam Jones.

Job Reference: - WAI32739

Location: - North Island - Waikato - Hamilton

Job type: - Permanent Part time

Expertise: - Non-clinical - Food Services

Closes: - 13-Oct-2026

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