Kai Coordinator & Lead — Community Meals & Catering

Good Neighbour Brew Bar; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 2,755,000 - 4,477,000; Part time

Job summary

Good Neighbour Kai Coordinator will lead a large team of staff and volunteers, coordinating meal production, catering for events and food rescue activities. You will drive operational excellence, safety and quality while developing sustainable systems for 25,000 meals per year in Tauranga.

The role is hands-on and leadership‑focused, with a strong emphasis on team culture, collaboration and community impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a team, ideally in a busy environment.
• Experience in catering or food production is valued.
• Strong organisational and logistical planning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Kai Kitchen team to run community meals smoothly.
• Plan meal production and catering logistics for events.
• Maintain high food safety and hygiene practices across operations.
• Develop systems to grow efficiency, capacity and quality.

Skills

Team leadership

Catering

Event logistics

Volunteer coordination

Food safety

Tools

Driver's licence

Job description

Good Neighbour Kai Coordinator will lead a large team of staff and volunteers, coordinating meal production, catering for events and food rescue activities. You will drive operational excellence, safety and quality while developing sustainable systems for 25,000 meals per year in Tauranga.

The role is hands-on and leadership‑focused, with a strong emphasis on team culture, collaboration and community impact.