Sous Chef

Fisher & Paykel Appliances; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fisher & Paykel Appliances in Auckland seeks a hands-on Sous Chef to join our team at our new Global Headquarters. You will drive menu development, food preparation and service delivery while leading a collaborative kitchen team.

You’ll lead by example during busy services, coach junior chefs, manage costing, stock and waste, and uphold rigorous food safety standards. A dynamic, creative role with opportunities to shape catering for staff.

Qualifications

• High-end or hatted/Michelin-star kitchen experience preferred.
• Current Food Safety and Hygiene certification required.
• Culinary qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support menu development and costing.
• Lead by example during busy services.
• Coach and develop junior chefs and catering team members.
• Coordinate catering requests and functions for meetings and events.
• Manage food ordering, stock, budgets and wastage.
• Maintain HACCP and health & safety standards.
• Provide leadership to the Site Food & Beverage Manager when required.

Skills

Menu development

Food costing

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

HACCP

Team coaching

Stock management

Education

Culinary diploma

Food safety certification

Job description

The Role

Fisher & Paykel is one of New Zealand's best-known brands, a global company with a strong heritage. Our New Zealand origins, curious nature and passion to develop products designed around people are core elements that make us unique.

Driven by our brand values of being trusted, sustainably minded, innovative, generous and curious, as a team we take a collaborative approach, have a culture where ideas are heard, and are united in our leading goal to be the world's most human-centred, #1 home appliances brand.

We’re looking for a talented Sous Chef to join our team at our new Global Headquarters in Auckland.

This is an opportunity to bring your passion for food, creativity and hospitality into a collaborative environment, helping deliver a high-quality food and catering experience for our people.

The Opportunity

Working closely with our Site Food & Beverage Manager, you’ll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the kitchen, from menu development and food preparation through to service delivery, catering and team leadership.

You’ll take pride in creating great food, maintaining exceptional standards, and ensuring our people enjoy a consistently excellent experience. You’ll also help guide and develop the wider kitchen team, creating a positive, respectful and collaborative environment where people can do their best work.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting menu development and costing, with a focus on delicious, balanced food that puts the health and wellbeing of our people first.
• Leading by example during busy services, ensuring food is prepared and presented to a consistently high standard.
• Supporting, coaching and developing junior chefs and catering team members across kitchen stations.
• Coordinating catering requests and functions, delivering quality food and presentation for meetings, events and other occasions.
• Managing food ordering, stock rotation, budgets and wastage to ensure an efficient, well-run kitchen.
• Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene, health and safety standards, including HACCP requirements.
• Providing leadership and operational support to the Site Food & Beverage Manager when required.

What You’ll Bring

You’re a hands-on chef who enjoys working in a busy kitchen, takes pride in the details and understands what it takes to deliver great food consistently. You’re calm under pressure, organised and confident supporting a team through the pace and demands of service.

You’ll Also Bring

• Previous experience in a professional kitchen (ideally high end or hatted/Michelin Star), Restaurant, hotel or high-volume catering environment.
• A current Food Safety and Hygiene certification.
• A culinary qualification, such as a Diploma in Culinary Arts or Advanced Cookery (Level 5), or equivalent, is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene and kitchen practices.
• Experience supporting menu planning, food costing, stock management and minimising waste.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to coach others, build team morale and maintain high standards.
• A customer-focused mindset and a genuine passion for delivering quality food and service.

What We Offer

An opportunity to flex your creative flair & freedom with weekly changing menu’s. An unbeatable work life balance working Monday to Friday (Day’s only) and working with one of NZ’s best companies in our new state of the art Global Headquarters.

If you’re passionate about food, enjoy bringing people together and are ready to make your mark in a supportive, professional kitchen environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.