Senior Sous Chef

BuildRight Construction AU; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Hospitality Group in Otago, Dunedin, seeks a Senior Sous Chef to lead daily kitchen operations and work closely with the Executive Head Chef to maintain exceptional food quality and support the kitchen team across breakfast, lunch, dinner, banquets, conferences, private events and à la carte service.

This senior leadership role offers an ambitious chef the chance to step into a senior position within a growing hospitality group, with rotating shifts and a fast-paced environment that

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of professional chef experience.
• Previous experience in hotel kitchen operations preferred.
• Experience with buffet, banquet and à la carte service.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent knowledge of foodsafety and hygienestandards.
• Experience with menu planning and dietary requirements.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible to work rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays.
• Passion for producing high-quality cuisine and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Head Chef in the daily management of kitchen operations.
• Lead kitchen operations during the Executive Head Chef's absence.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality meals across multiple dining services.
• Develop seasonal menus and accommodate special dietary requirements.
• Maintain exceptional food presentation and consistent quality standards.
• Supervise, train and mentor junior chefs and kitchen staff.
• Manage food ordering, inventory and stock control.
• Conduct regular stocktakes and minimise food wastage.
• Monitor food costs and work within allocated budgets.
• Ensure compliance with foodsafety regulations and hygiene standards.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organised kitchen environment.
• Support banquet, conference, buffet and à la carte food production.
• Collaborate with management to maintain excellent guest satisfaction.
• Promote teamwork, productivity and continuous improvement within the kitchen.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Food safety

Communication

Time management

Job description

JoinaleadinghospitalityvenueinOtagoasaSeniorSousChefandplayakeyleadershiproleinabusy,high-qualitycommercialkitchen.WorkingcloselywiththeExecutiveHeadChef,youwilloverseedailykitchenoperations,maintainexceptionalfoodquality,supportanddevelopthekitchenteam,andensureoutstandingdiningexperiencesacrossbreakfast,lunch,dinner,banquets,conferences,privateevents,andàlacarteservice.ThisisanexcellentopportunityforanexperiencedSousCheforanambitiouschefreadytostepintoaseniorleadershippositionwithinagrowinghospitalitygroup.

The Opportunity

JoinaleadinghospitalityvenueinOtagoasaSeniorSousChefandplayakeyleadershiproleinabusy,high-qualitycommercialkitchen.WorkingcloselywiththeExecutiveHeadChef,youwilloverseedailykitchenoperations,maintainexceptionalfoodquality,supportanddevelopthekitchenteam,andensureoutstandingdiningexperiencesacrossbreakfast,lunch,dinner,banquets,conferences,privateevents,andàlacarteservice.ThisisanexcellentopportunityforanexperiencedSousCheforanambitiouschefreadytostepintoaseniorleadershippositionwithinagrowinghospitalitygroup.

Key Responsibilities

• AssisttheExecutiveHeadChefinthedailymanagementofkitchenoperations
• LeadkitchenoperationsduringtheExecutiveHeadChef'sabsence
• Prepareanddeliverhigh-qualitymealsacrossmultiplediningservices
• Developseasonalmenusandaccommodatespecialdietaryrequirements
• Maintainexceptionalfoodpresentationandconsistentqualitystandards
• Supervise,trainandmentorjuniorchefsandkitchenstaff
• Managefoodordering,inventoryandstockcontrol
• Conductregularstocktakesandminimisefoodwastage
• Monitorfoodcostsandworkwithinallocatedbudgets
• Ensurecompliancewithfoodsafetyregulationsandhygienestandards
• Managefoodsafetydocumentationandkitchencompliancesystems
• Maintainasafe,cleanandorganisedkitchenenvironment
• Supportbanquet,conference,buffetandàlacartefoodproduction
• Collaboratewithmanagementtomaintainexcellentguestsatisfaction
• Promoteteamwork,productivityandcontinuousimprovementwithinthekitchen

Requirements & Eligibility

• Minimum2yearsofprofessionalchefexperience
• Previousexperienceinhotelkitchenoperationspreferred
• Experiencewithbuffet,banquetandàlacarteservice
• Strongleadershipandteammanagementabilities
• Excellentknowledgeoffoodsafetyandhygienestandards
• Experiencewithmenuplanninganddietaryrequirements
• Strongorganisationalandtimemanagementskills
• Abilitytoworkefficientlyinafast-pacedenvironment
• Excellentcommunicationandinterpersonalskills
• Flexibletoworkrotatingshifts,weekendsandpublicholidays
• Passionforproducinghigh-qualitycuisineanddevelopingteammembers

Special Instructions

Eligibleforemployersponsorshipifrequired.

• AssisttheExecutiveHeadChefinthedailymanagementofkitchenoperations
• LeadkitchenoperationsduringtheExecutiveHeadChef'sabsence
• Prepareanddeliverhigh-qualitymealsacrossmultiplediningservices
• Developseasonalmenusandaccommodatespecialdietaryrequirements
• Maintainexceptionalfoodpresentationandconsistentqualitystandards
• Supervise,trainandmentorjuniorchefsandkitchenstaff
• Managefoodordering,inventoryandstockcontrol
• Conductregularstocktakesandminimisefoodwastage
• Monitorfoodcostsandworkwithinallocatedbudgets
• Ensurecompliancewithfoodsafetyregulationsandhygienestandards
• Managefoodsafetydocumentationandkitchencompliancesystems
• Maintainasafe,cleanandorganisedkitchenenvironment
• Supportbanquet,conference,buffetandàlacartefoodproduction
• Collaboratewithmanagementtomaintainexcellentguestsatisfaction
• Promoteteamwork,productivityandcontinuousimprovementwithinthekitchen

• Minimum2yearsofprofessionalchefexperience
• Previousexperienceinhotelkitchenoperationspreferred
• Experiencewithbuffet,banquetandàlacarteservice
• Strongleadershipandteammanagementabilities
• Excellentknowledgeoffoodsafetyandhygienestandards
• Experiencewithmenuplanninganddietaryrequirements
• Strongorganisationalandtimemanagementskills
• Abilitytoworkefficientlyinafast-pacedenvironment
• Excellentcommunicationandinterpersonalskills
• Flexibletoworkrotatingshifts,weekendsandpublicholidays
• Passionforproducinghigh-qualitycuisineanddevelopingteammembers

Eligibleforemployersponsorshipifrequired.

Full visa sponsorship available under New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).