Kitchen Hand

Rosewood Matakauri; Queenstown; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel in New Zealand is seeking a Kitchenhand to maintain cleanliness and assist in food preparation in a high-pressure kitchen environment. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, a team player, and able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends. This position offers competitive wages and associate perks. Applicants need a valid working holiday visa or New Zealand work rights.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Delicious associate lunches

Associate Perks Programme with discounts

Qualifications

• Self-starter with a good knowledge of all areas of the kitchen.
• Ability to think on your feet with guest requests and menu changes.
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Keep the kitchen clean and complete daily tasks per cleaning roster.
• Wash all pots, pans, and dishes.
• Assist with basic food preparation and store deliveries as required.

Skills

Team player

Good time management

Basic kitchen knowledge

Job description

About us:

Spectacularly located on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, Rosewood Matakauri offers luxury lodge accommodation in Queenstown and looks out to a mesmerizing panorama of the big three; The Remarkable, Cecil and Walter Peak. Just seven minutes from bustling Queenstown, this is an alpine, lakeside retreat, nestled in one of the world’s most strikingly beautiful landscapes. With clean lines in glass, stone and timber, Matakauri’s own take on luxury is understated and welcoming, embracing guests and championing the mountainscape.

We offer competitive wages, delicious associate lunches and access to our Associate Perks Programme with a wide range of discounts and deals with our suppliers and partners. In addition, we endeavour whenever possible to provide you with 2 days in a row off each week.

Job Description

The kitchen is where the magic happens in our Luxury Hotel- and you can be part of that! We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Kitchenhand to join our team. The right applicant must be self-motivated, a team player and work well in a high-pressure environment. Duties include:

• keeping the kitchen clean and completing daily tasks as per cleaning roster
• washing up of all pots, pans and dishes
• basic food preparation & storing of delivery’s as required by shift leader
• And ensuring that health, safety and hygiene is maintained at the highest possible level.

Requirements

We are looking for a self-starter and excellent team player who can demonstrate:

• A basic knowledge of all areas of the kitchen
• The ability to think on your feet as we have many guest requests and menu changes each day
• Good time management.
• Flexible and willing and able to work evenings and weekends.

What We Offer

We offer competitive wages, delicious associate lunches and access to our Associate Perks Programme with a wide range of discounts and deals with our suppliers and partners. In addition, we endeavour whenever possible to provide you with 2 days in a row off each week.

Due to our private and remote location, you will need to have your own reliable transport. You will also need a valid working holiday visa or New Zealand work rights to apply.

Please check your ability to get a New Zealand visa at https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/preparing-a-visa-application/working-in-nz/how-long-can-you-work-in-new-zealand-for/working-holiday-visa

Core to the success of the individual in this role is that their personal values are aligned with those of Rosewood Hotels: Ownership, Passionate, Transparent, Innovative and Collaborative.

If you wish to apply for this role and have the attributes above, we'd love to hear from you.