Chef de Partie

Swiftsure Arrowtown Ltd; Arrowtown; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on dining

Discounts on wine across Swiftsure Vyd

Daily staff meal & drinks

Job summary

Swiftsure Arrowtown Ltd in Arrowtown, NZ, invites an experienced hospitality professional to join as a Senior Kitchen Supervisor. You will lead daily food preparation, coordinate with the Head Chef, supervise junior and Commis chefs, and ensure the highest quality in production, presentation and costs.

The role requires a minimum of two years in a high-volume venue, strong leadership, excellent communication, and a deep understanding of food safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience in a high-volume venue.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-building abilities.
• Deep understanding of hospitality operations, food safety and costs.

Responsibilities

• Taking care of daily food preparation and duties assigned by seniors to meet standards.
• Coordinates daily tasks with the Head Chef.
• Supervise junior and Commis chefs.
• Estimate daily production needs and check quality of raw and cooked food.
• Ensure production, preparation, and presentation meet highest quality.
• Maintain awareness of all menu items, recipes, methods, and presentation standards.
• Operate and maintain department equipment; report malfunctions.
• Communicate effectively to maintain a secure, friendly working environment.
• Produce own work on deadline and support others to achieve it.
• Carry out other duties required by seniors and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team-building

Hospitality operations

Food safety

Costs awareness

Job description

Swiftsure Arrowtown Ltd – Arrowtown, South Island

Key Responsibilities

• Taking care of daily food preparation and duties assigned by your seniors to meet the standard and the quality set by the Group
• Coordinates daily tasks with the Head Chef
• Responsible for supervision of junior and Commis chefs
• Ability to estimate the daily production needs and check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure all standards are met.
• Ensure that the production, preparation, and presentation of food are always of the highest quality.
• Full awareness of all menu items, their recipes, methods of production, and presentation standards
• Operate and maintain all department equipment and reporting of any malfunctions.
• Ensure effective communication between staff by maintaining a secure and friendly working environment
• Ability to produce own work in accordance with a deadline and to assist and encourage others in achieving this aim
• Carry out any other duties required by your seniors
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and legislative standards.

Key Requirements

• Experience: Minimum two years’ experience in a high-volume venue
• Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and team-building abilities.
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of hospitality operations, food safety and costs.

Personality Profile

• Must work well in a team
• Organised
• Punctual and reliable
• Friendly, energetic, and hard-working attitude
• Willing to learn

Why Swiftsure?

This is a unique opportunity to work at one of New Zealand's most exciting new hospitality destinations. You will play a pivotal role in shaping Swiftsure’s future and setting new standards in hospitality and tourism.

• Competitive salary
• Discounts on dining
• Discounts on wine across Swiftsure Vineyards & Man O’ War Vineyards
• Daily staff meal & and drinks

If you are a strategic thinker, passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences, and eager to lead a high-performing team, we’d love to hear from you.

Visit: https://swiftsure.nz/pages/our-storyfor more information on who we are.