Executive Chef (Ref:PNT)

Flip retail; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Discounted hotel rates

Healthcare with Southern Cross

Free uniform

Job summary

Copthorne Resort Palmerston North is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the luxury kitchen, shaping seasonal menus and delivering high‑end dining experiences in a 4+ star hotel setting.

You will oversee food preparation, mentor a skilled team, and ensure exceptional service while embracing creative freedom and weekend shifts as part of NZ's leading resort brand. Competitive hours and supportive team culture are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a luxury hotel kitchen and managing a team.
• Ability to develop seasonal menus and maintain high culinary standards.
• Willingness to work weekends and flexible shifts.

Skills

Executive Chef

Kitchen leadership

Menu development

Food presentation

Creative thinking

Job description

We are Copthorne Resort Palmerston North. Along with Centuries as well as Kingsgate, we are one of New Zealand's largest resort operators and part of an expanding worldwide network of hotels. We are known for our superior service experiences and also a superb team. We are established to recuperate as visitors get on the step again, so require a dynamic Executive Chef with the talent to provide beyond assumptions. That's where you come in.

When you join us, right here's what's on the menu:

• Occupation development as well as country wide approved training chances
• Affordable hotel prices both across the country as well as internationally
• Marked down health care with Southern Cross
• Free uniform

This role has to do with more than simply managing food production and discussion throughout the hotel. It's where you will certainly set the instructions for tasty seasonal food selections, review global food patterns and create the future generation of enthusiastic food specialists. It will certainly suit you if you prosper on imaginative freedom, can show your ability to take care of all the sensible elements of a professional 4 star+ kitchen and desire a management role with a future.

It's essential you have luxury hotel experience and also are versatile for shifts that consist of weekends.

We're enthusiastic about obtaining NZ's best friendliness personnel back on the floor and we will certainly care for you. You'll appreciate fantastic hrs, an encouraging team and becoming part of one of NZ's leading resort brand names.