Chef – Howick Baptist Aged Care - Auckland

Cater Plus; Howick; On-site; NZD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cater Plus is seeking an experienced Chef to join the Howick Baptist Aged Care kitchen in Auckland. You will be hands-on, preparing, cooking and serving wholesome meals from a set menu, with daily production for residents and staff.

The ideal candidate has senior living kitchen experience, strong time management, excellent communication, and a flexible attitude to cover shifts across Wednesday to Sunday. NZQA hygiene standards knowledge preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior living environment.
• Flexible to cover weekday shifts.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Friendly and engaging team member.
• Passionate about good food and service.
• Strong time management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve wholesome meals.
• Monitor quality at all stages of preparation and presentation.
• Ensure safety and hygiene compliance.
• Adapt menus to dietary needs.
• Collaborate with managers and kitchen staff.
• Be ready to act as sole chef on duty when required.

Skills

Food safety

Cooking

Time management

Communication

Team player

Job description

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Chef – Howick Baptist Aged Care - Auckland

Chef – Howick Baptist Aged Care - Auckland

• 40 hours per week – Wednesday to Sunday
• Wednesday to Thursday 9:30am till 6pm
• Friday/Saturday/Sunday 6:00am till 2:30pm

Do you work hard, but love to have fun along the way? Do you enjoy making people’s day preparing and serving great food?

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Chef to join our team at Howick Baptist aged care team in Auckland.

With a set menu, and as part of a team, you will be a hands‑on chef responsible for preparing, cooking and serving wholesome meals that are freshly produced every day. You must enjoy making traditional meals and baking.

This position is a pivotal part of our team and requires a chef with relevant experience who can:

• Prepare, cook, and serve wholesome food
• Monitor quality of food at all stages of preparation and presentation
• Adapt menus to cater for varied dietary requirements
• Discuss food preparation issues with managers and kitchen staff
• Advise kitchen staff on cooking procedures and techniques
• Demonstrate understanding of, and ability to implement New Zealand Food Control and safety regulations
• Operate at a level that can take responsibility as sole chef on duty when required
• Maintain a clean, tidy, safe and hazard free environment.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in working in a senior living environment, this is essential.
• Be flexible to cover weekday shifts covering staff absence across other sites
• Have excellent communication skills and a flexible/can-do, committed attitude
• Be friendly and engaging, with a desire to be a productive and positive member of the team
• Be passionate about good food, and great service
• Have good time management skills.

Cater Plus is a company that prides itself on top service and a next level passion for food. Join the Cater Plus team, made up of over 700 individuals that live our values, and where our people are what truly make this company stand out from the rest. We offer a positive, fun, high‑performing work environment with lots of training and development opportunities such as workshops, apprenticeships and NZQA recognized qualifications.

Candidates applying must be New Zealand citizens/residents or eligible to work in New Zealand.