Roving Relief Chef - Causal

Summerset Retirement Villages; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 34,440,000 - 48,216,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend penalty rates

Career growth across village roles

Opportunity to gain further culinary Q

Culinary qualifications

Job summary

Summerset Retirement Villages in Hawke's Bay is seeking a casual roving relief chef to join our kitchen teams across Napier, Te Awa, Havelock North and Hastings. This role focuses on resident meals, café service, and themed events with flexibility to cover across village kitchens.

You’ll bring a professional cookery qualification and experience in fast-paced kitchens, delivering quality meals while upholding Food Safety Plans and supporting the kitchen team.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced kitchen with set meals and cafe orders.
• Ability to deliver diverse menu options and themed events.
• Strong knowledge of Food Safety Plans.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook set meals for residents.
• Cook short orders for cafe customers.
• Comply with the approved Food Control Plan.
• Support kitchen team and share culinary knowledge.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Food safety knowledge

Team player

Customer service

Education

Professional cookery qualification

Job description

Casual/Temporary

Job Description

We’re looking for a dedicated casual roving relief chef to join our Summerset teams in the Hawkes Bay!This is more than just a kitchen job — it’s a chance to be part of something meaningful, where every meal you prepare brings joy, comfort, and nourishment to the lives of our residents.

As our Chef you are not only responsible for resident production meals but delivering the vibrant café menu and varied cabinet assortment to entice guests and visitors and catering to a range of diets.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and cooking set meals that are delivered to residents that can’t come to the café
• Cooking short orders for your cafe customers
• Complying with the approved Food Control Plan
• Providing support and guidance to the kitchen team regarding food preparation techniques

Alongside your day to day you can demonstrate your creative culinary flair catering our village fine dining and themed events.

This is a casual position offering hours on an as-needed basis. The successful candidate will provide cover across our Summerset village kitchens in Hawke’s Bay, including Napier, Te Awa, Havelock North, and Hastings.

Qualifications

You will be an experienced and passionate Chef who loves to put people at the heart of their food. You will be used to a fast-paced kitchen where you will be preparing set meals as well as café orders. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in their work, loves bringing people together over food, and enjoys going the extra mile for their customers.

To be successful you will bring:

• A professional cookery qualification
• Experience working as a Cook or a Chef
• Sound understanding of Food Safety Plans
• A team player who loves passing on their culinary knowledge to their colleagues

At Summerset, we believe diversity strengthens our team and enriches the care we provide. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Additional Information

We are proud to show our appreciation for the passion and commitment our people show every day, by offering a selection of employee benefits:

Our benefits include:

• Weekend additional penal hourly rates apply
• The ability to grow your career across a variety of roles in Summerset
• Opportunities to gain further recognised culinary qualifications