Head Chef
Head Chef
Apache is a modern Vietnamese – French located at 66 Tory street, City central, we are on a hunt for an experienced, talented Head Chef to join our kitchen team ( flexible starting time for a right person )We are looking for someone with a minimum of 2 – 3 years of cooking experience, has been a Head Chef or at least a couple of years or in a Senior Sous Chef position and wanting to step-up to run your own kitchen, Someone with an experience in running front line in a fast paced restaurant kitchen, an experienced in Modern Asian cooking would be a huge bonus
Your duties include:Working hands-on with & leading our hard working kitchen team, running the kitchen on the day-to-day busy service, delegating jobs and managing time and kitchen staffs
Main prep work, including protein which requires excellent knife skills.
Working seasonal, new ingredients to create new menus seasonally, weekly specials & developing a new production line.
Communicate, coordinate with our restaurant manager to achieve excellent speed & quality service, organising & managing functions, special events and pop-ups throughout the year.Following recipes to produce consistent, quality dishes according to our high standards without any compromise.
Stock management, including ordering, levelling prep and ensuring food costs are kept within budget.
Being responsible for and enforcing FCP and other hygiene, health & safety requirements.
In return, we offer:- Positive working environment. Very comparative salary package, uniforms, tips & achievable bonus share*
- Work & live balance with short Hospo working week, with no early start, no late night finished, however, split shifts are required, we open 6 days/ week, kitchen closed at 930pm/ 10pm at the latest in the weekend.
In short summary:
You must have an excellent chef & team management skill, good work ethic, be not just a leader but also a team player. Having a good knowledge of Asian fusion flavour & Asian cooking technique would be a bonus.We are busy. So communication, team leadership & time management skills are a must!
Applicants should hold a minimum of 2 years working visa or a NZ residency, we happy to assist with visa or residency process if required
We do not except overseas applications for this role.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Email your CV & covering letter: le@apache.kiwi