Kitchen Assistant

New Zealand Government; Whakatāne; On-site; NZD 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Kitchen Department team member at Whakatāne Hospital. This permanent part-time position covers a fortnightly roster, including weekends, in a fast-paced hospital kitchen.

You will support meal service, tray and dishwashing duties, and help maintain a clean, sanitised kitchen environment while working within a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food handling, chopping, peeling and portioning meals according to dietary requirements.
• Ability to clean kitchen equipment, utensils and work areas to ensure a sanitised environment.
• Well-developed organisational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Delivering newspapers and water jugs to patients.
• Handing out menus to patients.
• Collecting trays on food trolleys.
• Serving cups of tea and coffee to patients.
• Unloading and dishwashing duties.
• Tray line duties serving desserts.

Skills

Food handling

Dishwashing

Teamwork

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

Kitchen equipment cleaners

Job description

Whakatāne HospitalMonday to Sunday shift work 40 hours per fortnightBring your initiative and great work ethic to this fast-paced roleHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Working with an experienced and diverse team we are looking for an individual who must be able to work over a fortnightly roster including weekends in our Kitchen Department. This role is permanent part-time working 40 hours per fortnight.This role involves many tasks and opportunity to grow your skills on the job.

• Delivering newspapers and water jugs to patients
• Handing out menus to patients
• Collecting trays on food trollies
• Serving cups of tea and coffee to patients
• Unloading and dishwashing duties
• Tray line duties serving desserts

In this role we work as a team, everyone has the responsibility to maintain the Kitchen to a clean standard. Our ideal candidate must be able to work unsupervised, show initiative, follows instructions easily, good work ethic and can work in a fast-paced environment.Click here to view the position description

About the Location

Boasting some of the most sunlight hours in New Zealand, Whakatāne offers award winning beaches for both surf and fun. Be still and listen to the native bird chorus in our bush clad walkways, plus swim at one of our fantastic beaches, 15 minutes away from the hospital. Come join our team who are already enjoying a uniquely rewarding lifestyle outside of the main cities. Whakatāne is small but mighty, featuring all the things you need whilst remaining within easy travel to Tauranga and Rotorua for that little bit extra.Click here to learn more about the Bay of Plenty

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Ability to clean kitchen equipment, utensils, and work areas to ensure a sanitised environment.
• Knowledge of food handling, chopping, peeling, and portioning meals according to dietary requirements.
• Well-developed organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy and the ability to work well under pressure
• Strong time management skills
• Highly effective communicator and complex problem solver

Working for Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.

We welcome applications from our Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.