Chinese Cuisine Chef — Lead Kitchen, Nights & Weekends

Baycare Health System; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Rising Sun Dumplings, a Dunedin-based restaurant, seeks two experienced full-time Chinese Cuisine Chefs to join a dynamic kitchen team. The role involves coordinating daily operations, preparing and presenting Chinese dishes, and ensuring food safety and quality.

The successful candidates will have at least two years of relevant experience or NZQF Level 5+ qualification, knowledge of Chinese cuisine, and strong teamwork and supervisory skills to lead a busy kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• At least two years of relevant work experience, or a NZQF Level 5 or above qualification.
• Knowledge of Chinese cuisine, ingredients, cooking methods and commercial kitchen operations.
• Ability to prepare Chinese dishes to a consistent professional standard.
• Kitchen supervision and coordination skills.
• Understanding of food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements.
• Ability to work efficiently in a busy commercial kitchen environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Reliable, responsible and able to work independently when required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily food preparation and kitchen workflow to meet service requirements and customer demand.
• Plan and update menus, review recipes, and estimate food, labour and supply requirements.
• Prepare, season, cook and present a range of Chinese cuisine using wok, steaming, roasting, braising and sauce preparation.
• Monitor quality, taste, portion size and presentation of dishes and take corrective action.
• Inspect ingredients, order supplies and monitor stock levels for daily operations.
• Guide cooks and kitchenhands, allocate duties and provide on-the-job training.
• Minimise food wastage and ensure proper storage, labeling and rotation of ingredients.

Skills

Chinese cuisine knowledge

Wok cooking

Kitchen supervision

Food safety

Teamwork

Education

NZQF Level 5 or above

Job description

Rising Sun Dumplings, a Dunedin-based restaurant, seeks two experienced full-time Chinese Cuisine Chefs to join a dynamic kitchen team. The role involves coordinating daily operations, preparing and presenting Chinese dishes, and ensuring food safety and quality.

The successful candidates will have at least two years of relevant experience or NZQF Level 5+ qualification, knowledge of Chinese cuisine, and strong teamwork and supervisory skills to lead a busy kitchen environment.