Casual Chefs

Venues Ōtautahi; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading event venue management company in Christchurch is seeking experienced Production Chefs to join their casual staffing pool. The role involves working in a well-organized kitchen to deliver high-quality catering for events of various sizes. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years of kitchen experience and the ability to work flexible hours. Apply now to join a dynamic team ahead of the opening of One New Zealand Stadium.

Benefits

Living wage employer

Flexible hours

Opportunity to work with excellent local products

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role.
• Proven ability to work in a demanding environment.
• Ability to be flexible and reliable in commuting to various venues.

Responsibilities

• Support the senior kitchen team with day-to-day operations.
• Prepare, portion, and cook food while maintaining food safety standards.
• Ensure kitchen areas are organized and efficient.

Skills

Previous experience in a commercial kitchen

Ability to meet deadlines

Flexibility to work various hours

Job description

Benefits

• Join us as we work towards the opening of One New Zealand Stadium!
• Living wage employer
• Plenty of flexible hours available (work around your other commitments)
• Contribute to our ongoing goal of raising our food service to new levels.

About the Role

One New Zealand Stadium is less than a year away from opening and we\'re entering an exciting phase of growth and transformation. Venues Ōtautahi is excited to be accepting applications for passionate chefs to join our casual staffing pool.

Based in our production kitchen at Wolfbrook Arena, you will be part of our well organised and highly experienced kitchen team delivering exclusive events from 5 up to 5,000 covers.

Working with excellent local product you\'ll be cooking some of the very best event dishes in New Zealand. The role involves providing support to the culinary execution across all the Venues Ōtautahi events to provide an outstanding, market leading offering.

We are looking for experienced Production Chefs to support the preparation and delivery of high-quality catering across all Venues Ōtautahi function events.

This role involves assisting the senior kitchen team with day-to-day operations of the banqueting and production kitchens, including food preparation, portioning, cooking, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring kitchen areas are well-organized and efficient. The Production Chef plays a key role in delivering a market-leading catering experience and supporting operational excellence across all venues

About Us

Venues Ōtautahi attract and host a wide range of events in Christchurch and manage a diverse and iconic portfolio of community venues, including the Christchurch Town Hall, Wolfbrook Arena, Apollo Projects Stadium, Hagley Oval, the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, and One New Zealand Stadium.

The events held across the Venues Ōtautahi portfolio deliver significant social, cultural, and economic benefit to the region and ultimately these iconic city venues play a valued role to the Christchurch way of life and the economic prosperity and social wellbeing of the region.

About You

Ideal candidates will have:

• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen
• Minimum of 2 years\' experience in a similar role
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and deliver to a set standard in a demanding environment
• Ability to work a mixture of early mornings, weekdays, evenings, and weekends
• Ability to be flexible and able to get to/from our various venues

Our guests deserve a great experience, so with the support of a fantastic team, you will help us ensure that is exactly what they get.

We act with aspiration, agility, kindness and are driven to take care of the venues to make them places of pride and delight for everyone.

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Help us bring the energy before the first whistle blows!

How to apply

Click the link to apply to be directed to our careers page where you can view the position description and to submit an application.

Applications close 19 October 2025, we have a number of roles to fill over the coming months, we will be assessing applications as they are received so apply today!