Kitchen Assistant

4 days ago


Hamilton, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Full time

**Waikato Hospital**:

- ** Part-time, Evening shifts**:

- ** Do you have exceptional customer service with a smile, then come join our great team working Waikato Hospital**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

**About the Role**

Do you have exceptional customer service with a smile, then come join our great team working Waikato Hospital where you will be serving patient meals and beverages as well as working as a menu processor covering leave. This is an ideal position for someone with a nutrition or food science background who wishes to gain experience in a hospital environment.

Key responsibilities of the role:

- Serving patient meals on the tray line
- Washing dishes using a commercial dishwasher
- Delivering meals to patients
- Making beverages for patients

**About the Service**

Be part of the national transformation in Health working at Waikato Hospital providing caf services to health care workers, outpatients and hospital visitors.

We can offer you
- Regular evening shifts in a stable and structured workplace
- Good wages and yearly pay increases
- Higher hourly rate for working weekends and public holidays
- Career opportunities and NZQA qualifications
- Great employee benefits (discounts with many Hamilton businesses)

**About you**

We are looking for someone who has:

- Exceptional customer service experience preferably in the hospitality sector as you will be working with patients in a healthcare environment
- Be able to show care and empathy towards our patients
- High standard of personal presentation as you will be the face of our service in the wards
- Extremely reliable and with a great attendance record
- The ability to work unsupervised and within a team
- The ability to work rostered shifts and duties, between 6.30am & 8.30pm (It may include weekends & public holidays. Your role/hours will be confirmed on offer).
- Good Computer skills and an attention to detail

**Working at Health New Zealand**

**How to Apply**Job details**:
**Job Reference**:

WAI30255**Location**:

- North Island - Waikato - Hamilton**Job type**:

Permanent Part time**Expertise**:

- Non-clinical - Food Services - Food Services**Closes**:

06-Oct-2025



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