Kitchen Hand / Dishy

Kinross Trading Post Ltd; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free staff meals

Free coffee

Staff discounts on food and wine

Tips

Job summary

Kinross Trading Post Ltd in Gibbston (near Queenstown) is seeking an entry-level kitchen hand to join a busy kitchen. The role is fixed-term until end of April with a minimum of 30 hours per week, including weekends but rare late shifts.

You will learn and support the kitchen by managing dish flow, maintaining cleanliness, and assisting with food preparation, with an hourly rate of NZ$25–27 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• Need a positive attitude and ability to pace on the dish station.
• Fixed-term from now until end of April, 30hrs minimum per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage the flow of dishes on the line.
• Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen and station.
• Assist where required with food preparation.

Skills

Positive attitude

Fast pace on dish station

Job description

Queenstown, Otago 9348, New Zealand NZ$25 - NZ$27

Full-time Temporary Entry Level

Posted 30 Jul 2026

Description

We need a kitchen hand / dishy to join our busy kitchen here at Kinross! Proudly awarded the Qualmark New Zealand Wine Tourism Award 2024, Kinross is recognised as the best wine experience in the country.

Our team culture is welcoming, diverse, and fun. We take pride in being one of New Zealand's most rewarding places to work, offering a genuine, world-class guest experience and a supportive environment for our people.

No experience required but you will need a positive attitude, and a mean pace on the dish station. This role will support the kitchen by managing the flow of dishes, maintaining cleanliness and assist where required with food preparation.

Role: Fixed-term from now until the end of April, 30hrs minimum week, working to a weekly roster including every weekend but only occasional evenings - you'll have no split shifts or super late nights.

Hourly Rate: $25-$27 depending on experience.

Location: Kinross, Gibbston

Kinross is a beautiful Cellar Door, Bistro and cottage accommodation situated right the heart Gibbston, about 25 minutes drive from Queenstown. You will need a car to get to work as we are rural and no public transport is available.

Our team come from all over the world, take pride in their work and get a kick out of delivering a world class guest experience. In return, we offer free staff meals and coffees, generous staff discounts on food and wine, tips.