Senior Chef

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COLLEGE CATERING, UNIVERSITY UNION

CAMPUS AND COLLEGIATE LIFE SERVICES

About our team/Mo te tima

Campus and Collegiate Life Services Division is privileged to lead a group of world class services at Otago University, dedicated to promoting the unique Otago experience and collegiate nature of the institution.

College Catering is a large food service operation producing over 8500 meals per day to eleven University Colleges.

The role/Te mahi

We are seeking a Senior Chef to work in our busy Aquinas College food service team.

This hands-on position will be responsible for the production of high-quality meals and the supervision of staff. You will be an effective leader with the vision and work ethic to maintain and further develop an already high performing food service.

Your skills and experience/Ka pukeka me ka wheako

You will be a hospitality professional with a varied background in food service, strong communication and team building skills.
  • We are also looking for candidates with:
Previous experience in the hospitality industry.
  • Preferably a fully qualified Chef (City of London Guilds or equivalent).
  • Very strong customer service focus.
  • Outstanding communication skills.
  • Experience operating a food safety program.
  • Experienced delivering high quality, varied and nutritious meals, considering any special dietary needs.

A high level of competency and the ability to work as part of a team is important. The successful applicant would have the ability to help develop a mutual respect between primary customers and staff.

Further details/Puroko

This is a permanent, full-time, semester time only position (38 weeks a year, February to November), located in Dunedin.

Hours of work are 40 hours per week, as per roster.

Position will commence in June 2025.

The appointment range is $30.76 – $32.21 per hour. Top of range is $33.66 per hour.

The University offers catering staff summer maintenance work as a Trades Assistant to those staff seeking employment outside of the academic year (November to February).

While this position will commence in the Aquinas College, if there is a need, this position may be relocated to another University College on the Dunedin campus.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

For further information, or to discuss the role in confidence, please contact Executive Chef, Sarah Mason via the contact details below.

Application/Tono

To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button. Applications quoting will close on Sunday, 11th May 2025.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted and candidates may be asked to interview immediately. The University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.

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