Chef

AA SUPERMARKET LIMITED; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AA SUPERMARKET LIMITED – Christchurch, South Island is seeking an experienced Chef to join our team. You will prepare and cook a variety of dishes, maintain high food quality and presentation, and ensure all meals meet food safety standards within a busy supermarket kitchen.

The role involves managing food preparation, kitchen operations, ordering with suppliers, and keeping the kitchen clean and organised. Applicants must be NZ citizen/resident or hold a valid NZ work visa.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen.
• Ability to prepare pies.
• Strong food safety and hygiene practices.
• NZ citizen/resident or valid NZ work visa required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of products in the kitchen.
• Adhere to hygiene regulations and standards.
• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes and pies.
• Manage prep lists daily and liaise with suppliers.
• Ensure correct presentation and portion sizes of all menu items.
• Follow recipe procedures and maintain consistency.
• Support ordering and deliveries, and liaise with management on issues.
• Ensure staff are well presented and uniformed, report incidents.

Job description

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AA SUPERMARKET LIMITED – Christchurch, South Island

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Chef to join our team at AA Supermarket. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of dishes, maintaining consistent food quality and presentation, managing food preparation and kitchen operations, and ensuring all meals meet food safety and hygiene standards. The Chef will also maintain a clean and organised kitchen while complying with workplace health and safety requirements.

OBJECTIVE : Perform routine tasks associated with ensuring the high performance of the kitchen. To correctly follow all procedures set out. To maintain consistency throughout all aspects of kitchen management.

Key Responsibilities

• Consistently deliver high standards of products in the kitchen
• Monitoring and adhering to hygiene regulations and standards.
• Food preparation and cooking.
• Able to prepare variety of pies.
• Ensuring presentation of all menu items to correct specifications and correct portion sizes.
• Ensuring the correct procedures and methods for all recipes are being followed.
• Correctly manage prep lists daily.
• Correctly manage the ordering process daily and liaise with suppliers when needed.
• Manage deliveries and invoices of goods being delivered.
• Assist with the introduction of new menus.
• Monitor the speed at which our product reaches our guests.
• Point of contact for all kitchen issues addressed by the manager.
• Ensure all staff are well presented and adhere to uniform guidelines.
• Reporting complaints, accidents, and incidents immediately and documenting on the appropriate form
• Any other tasks as reasonably required.
• Comply with all aspects of any contract, project or task and deliver customer services that meet or exceed the expectation of the customer or business.

Other Specifications

• Can work unsupervised or as part of a team
• Willing to undergo pre-employment drug screening
• Calm, professional temperament and good communication skills
• Strong work ethics

Applicants for this position should be a New Zealand citizen/resident or hold a valid NZ work visa.