Overnight Chef

Hilton; Auckland; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton invites you to join our Hotels team as an Overnight Chef, where you’ll lead overnight kitchen preparation, create high-quality dishes, maintain clean work areas, and ensure compliance with safety standards to delight our guests with memorable experiences.

You will manage mise en place, stock rotation, and cost controls while supporting a vibrant, hospitality-driven environment that values integrity, teamwork, and excellence across all outlets.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Demi Chef or similar in hotel/restaurant.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities overnight.
• Culinary qualification preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene.
• Experience with mise en place and stock rotation.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Reliable and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Prepare great-tasting dishes: season, cook, and test according to recipes; ensure consistency.
• Lead overnight kitchen preparation and outlet readiness for the next day’s operations.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and prevent cross-contamination.
• Monitor ingredient quality, storage, and stock rotation.
• Assist with cost management and improving gross margins.
• Uphold health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol service standards.

Skills

Overnight shift experience

Food safety

Time management

Leadership

Education

Culinary qualification

Job description

Job Description

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! You will be the star of your station, crafting delicious dishes and wowing our guests. With your passion for cooking and your attention to detail, you'll be a valuable member of our culinary team. As an Overnight Chef, you’re not just overseeing the preparation of high-quality dishes – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

Responsibilities

Here’s what you’ll do during a typical day:

• Prepare great-tasting dishes: Season, cook, and test dishes according to standard recipes, ensuring consistency in taste and presentation
• Lead overnight kitchen preparation and outlet readiness: Independently prepare ingredients, sauces, mise en place, and menu components for the following day's operations, ensuring all food preparation requirements across hotel outlets are completed accurately, on time, and to the required standard.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness: Keep all work areas clean, tidy, and free of cross-contamination
• Ensure food quality and storage compliance: Monitor ingredient quality, ensuring proper storage and stock rotation
• Assist with cost management: Contribute to controlling food costs, improving gross profit margins, and meeting departmental financial targets
• Uphold regulatory standards: Maintain compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness regulations, ensuring the highest standards of guest and team member wellbeing.

Qualifications

What It Takes to Make the Stay

At Hilton, Our Core Values Define What It Takes To Succeed Here And Guide The Qualities We Look For In Every Team Member

A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.

In Addition, This Role Requires The Following Minimum Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Demi Chef, or similar role in a hotel or restaurant environment.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities during overnight shifts.
• Culinary qualification is preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and safe food handling practices.
• Experience with food preparation, mise en place, and stock rotation.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Reliable, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering high-quality food.

About Us

Join an Award-Winning Workplace Culture

At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we’ve welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.

Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands , and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we’re setting new standards for the future of travel.

Whether you’re starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career—and help us make every stay a little more magical.

Curious about life at Hilton? Explore our Careers Blog to see why we’re more than a great place to stay—we’re a great place to work.