Kitchen Manager
Experienced Chef or Commercial Cook need with NZ Relevant qualifications desired
- Full time, Permanent opportunity available with no late shifts into the night
- Prepare delicious and nutritious meals for our residents to enjoy
ALDEN MANUREWA | KITCHEN MANAGER | FULLTIME PERMANENT
Alden is a privately owned Specialist Residential Aged Care Services Provider. We offer rest home, hospital, and dementia care to the elderly in 20 residential Care homes and 10 villages throughout New Zealand.
We have a permanent full-time opportunity for an experienced Chef/ Cook/ Kitchen Manager at our Manurewa Care Home in Auckland.
About the role:
As the Chef/Kitchen Manager, you are accountable for preparing, cooking, and serving food to agreed-upon standards, as well as for the overall efficient and effective management of the kitchen team to ensure a quality service is provided to our residents.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring there is full compliance with the approved Food Control Plan
- Complying with all food safety requirements and maintaining a high level of hygiene at all times
- Preparing and cooking set meals to residents' satisfaction promptly, the menu is on a 4-week rotation.
- Building and managing rapport with direct reports with full accountability for all aspects of coaching and performance development
- Lead audits and ensure all documentation is done to a high standard
- Foster and maintain strong supplier relationships
About you:
You will be a highly motivated and skilled Chef with excellent time management and communication skills.
To be successful, you will bring:
- Relevant NZ Diploma level or higher - Chef/ Cookery Qualification is preferred
- Kitchen management experience within an aged care environment is desired due to the challenges that present in the environment
- Financial acumen
- The ability to empower and motivate a team
- Sound understanding of Food Safety Plans and Food Control Plans
If you think you're the culinary star our residents need, APPLY ONLINE TODAY! and let us know why you want to join our team.
** YOU NEED TO HAVE NZ WORK ELIGIBILITY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR WE CAN NOT OFFER VISAS FOR THIS POSITION**