Cook(Casual) - Taranaki Hospital

placeNew Plymouth calendar_month 

Work at New Zealand's leading provider of food services!**

  • **Join a great team where everyone is treated like family!**
  • **Great learning, development and career progression opportunities across Compass that is varied and exciting!**

**About the role and who we are looking for:**

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced **Cook** to join our team at **Taranaki Hospital**.This is a **casual role**, with hours offered on an **as-and-when-required** basis to support café and patient meal services.

**You will be responsible for:**
  • baking and preparing food for our café and patient feeding operations
  • prepare, cook and present food
  • developing menus
  • receive and store kitchen supplies, ordering and stock control
  • clean and maintain kitchen
  • do catering for an event/function

**Ideal skills and experience you will have:**

We are seeking a hands-on cook who can use their energy, expertise and skills to ensure a superior quality of service at all times. Reporting to the Head Chef, you need to be :

  • organised and calm, with an eye for detail
  • be able to follow recipes
  • have attention to detail and work with speed
  • work both as part of a team and independently
  • hardworking, reliable and flexible
  • relevant industry qualifications preferred
  • experience working as a cook
**Benefits & Perks:**
  • Competitive remuneration.
  • Training & Development Programs
  • Career Development Opportunities
  • Discounts on Medical insurance, and banks, to hotels, insurance, and more!
  • Rewards and recognition.
  • EAP Services
**A bit about Compass Group:**
  • We are New Zealand's leading and largest provider of food and support services across multiple industries.
  • These industry sectors are managed by our sub brands Eurest, Chartwells, Restaurant Associates, Medirest, and ESS.
  • We specialise in turning ordinary acts of service into extraordinary experiential moments for our clients. With innovative and talented teams across New Zealand, we transform experiences from being GOOD to GREAT.
  • Our people are awesome, they breathe life into our brands and make great things happen!
  • Our strength comes from the combination of the things we have in common
  • our shared values, vision, and purpose and to make our commitment unique for you
  • RESPECT, GROWTH and TEAMWORK are the founding pillars of these commitments.
  • We are an equal opportunity employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

**Successful candidates will be able to satisfactorily pass a police clearance.**

**Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.**

If this sounds like you - Click **'Apply'** Now!

For any recruitment queries please contact the Compass Group Recruitment team on recruitment@compass-group.co.nz

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