Kitchen Hand/cook

**Silky Otter Cinema - Engineered to Entertain.**

**Chef De Partie**
- Are you creative, driven and have a strong desire to showcasing your culinary skills?
- Are you passionate about consistently delivering a high standard of premium experience?
- Do you LOVE movies?

**About Us**:
Silky Otter is a New Zealand owned cinema chain with four locations: Orakei and Ponsonby Central in Auckland, Wigram in Christchurch & Richmond in Nelson.

Far from your average movie theatre, Silky Otter is designed to change the way you enjoy movies.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced **CHEF DE PARTIE** to join our team at our new Ponsonby Central location.

This bustling boutique cinema and bistro is the talk of the Auckland cinema market with its staff and service second to none, providing a fully immersive cinema experience from the moment guests book through to finishing their meals and viewing their choice of film.

**About the Role**:
In this role you will be assisting with food preparation and the cooking of food to the highest of standards, whilst maintaining a clean, safe and tidy work environment at all times.

The key role of this position is to manage the operation of a designated section of the kitchen following the Executive Chef & Sous Chef’s guidance - providing maximum quality to satisfy customer expectations. Your duties will include:

- Responsibility for the operation of a designated section of the kitchen.
- Ensure that recipes and proportions are strictly adhered to, to ensure consistency, quality, and cost control.
- Perform food preparation tasks in the kitchen - assisting senior chefs to prepare stipulated menu items or ingredients for dishes.
- Impart knowledge and training to junior kitchen staff.
- Follow set policies to maintain standards for food safety in all food preparation areas.
- Follow set policies to maintain standards for health & safety at work in all food preparation areas.
- Ensure all equipment and work environments are operational.
- Inform the designated management if any hazards are identified that may affect work conditions.
- If requested order and maintain inventory levels to ensure efficient operations.

**About You**:
Food is your passion. Your standards are high and your attention to detail is spot on, it goes without saying it's hard work that's shaped your successful career so far. You are driven by your desire to create innovative cuisine, in an environment where customers appreciate the best.

To be considered for this role, you will need to demonstrate:

- Relevant cookery qualifications.
- Eligibility to work in New Zealand for a minimum of 12 months.
- Food safety course within the past three years.
- Ability to work competently under pressure
- Reliable and flexible to change
- Able to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.

We offer an excellent working environment, staff meals, dining discounts, training and development and free movies so you will always be up to speed with the latest the industry has to offer.

If this sounds like you and you are searching for a long-term career path with future opportunities ahead we want to hear from you.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Casual, Permanent
Part-time hours: 0-40 per week

**Salary**: $29.00 - $35.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Free drinks
- Free food

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Shift work