Senior Chef

UNIVERSITY UNION CATERINGCAMPUS AND COLLEGIATE LIFE SERVICESThe Role/Te mahiAre you a highly skilled Chef with a passion for delivering exceptional food for events and conferences? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Chef to join our dynamic catering team in February 2025. This role has a particular focus on producing high-quality meals for our campus conferences and events. You will be responsible for preparing and delivering a variety of menu options for events, ensuring excellent food quality, presentation, and service.This hands-on role involves leadership and collaboration within a fast-paced, professional environment. As a Senior Chef, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring that our food service operations continue to meet and exceed the expectations of our university community, clients, and event organisers.Your skills and experience/Ka Pukeka Me Ka WheakoWe are seeking candidates with the following qualifications and experience:Proven experience as a senior chef, with a focus on event and conference catering.Ideally, fully qualified (e.g., City & Guilds or equivalent).Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and manage a team in a high-pressure environment.Expertise in preparing high-quality, varied meals, with an understanding of special dietary needs (e.g., vegan, gluten-free, etc.).Experience operating food safety and quality control programs.About Our Team/Mo Te TimaUniversity Catering is a large food operation. We cater over 7500 meals a day to ten University colleges, supply food from our large diverse central production kitchen to five cafes, and to our busy conference and event operations on campus.Further Details/PurokoThis is a permanent, full-time (40 hours/week) position. Hours of work are on a rostered basis, but predominantly Wednesday – Sunday. The appointment range is $30.76 to $32.21 per hour, top of range is $33.66 per hour.You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply. The University of Otago is a workplace that values and utilises diverse and inclusive thinking, people, and behaviours. This means that we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and that the contributions of staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives are valued and respected.Application/TonoTo apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter via the apply button. Applications quoting reference 2401837 will close on Sunday, 12 January 2024. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and candidates may be invited for interviews immediately. The University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.
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