Demi Chef | Breakfast or Dinner Kitchen Mastery

Kimpton; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid birthday leave

Enhanced parental leave

IHG Hotel employee discount

Full training provided

Daily laundered uniform

Job summary

Crowne Plaza Christchurch is seeking a Demi Chef to join our kitchen team. You will assist the executive chef in preparing, cooking and presenting dishes to our standard, while maintaining HACCP-compliant hygiene and consistent quality. You’ll help manage stock levels and support both breakfast and dinner service as required.

We value teamwork, customer service, and ongoing development. The role offers full-time hours, training, employee discounts with IHG, and a welcoming, central-locations

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Chef.
• Diploma and/or Vocational Certificate in Culinary Skills or related field.
• Knowledge of a la carte and banquet service with modern and classical cooking techniques.
• Problem solving, reasoning and training abilities.
• Ability to interact with customers, employees and third parties.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the executive chef and the kitchen team in preparing, cooking and serving dishes to Crowne Plaza Christchurch standard.
• Responsible for food quality using recipes and photo’s that are provided.
• Maintaining a hygienic kitchen and ensuring standard operational procedures are to HACCP standards and update reports daily.
• Maintaining correct levels of stock, ensuring correct quantity of food is produced.
• Scheduled to cover either the breakfast shift or the dinner shift, depending on business needs.

Skills

Culinary skills

Customer service

Problem solving

Training abilities

HACCP knowledge

Education

Diploma or Vocational Certificate in Culinary Skills

Job description

Crowne Plaza Christchurch is seeking a Demi Chef to join our kitchen team. You will assist the executive chef in preparing, cooking and presenting dishes to our standard, while maintaining HACCP-compliant hygiene and consistent quality. You’ll help manage stock levels and support both breakfast and dinner service as required.

We value teamwork, customer service, and ongoing development. The role offers full-time hours, training, employee discounts with IHG, and a welcoming, central-locations