Commis Chef

About the Role

As a Commis Chef at Ryman Healthcare, you'll play a vital role in preparing nutritious, high-quality meals and snacks for our residents and café patrons. Your culinary creations will reflect our "good enough for mum" standard—ensuring every dish is made with care, precision, and heart.

This is a full time position working Sunday to Thursday, at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village in Invercargill

Your day to day will include:

• Prepare and present meals that consistently exceed resident expectations
• Bake morning and afternoon teas, prepare supper, and assist with café food as directed
• Cook main meals following established menus and standards
• Support function and fine dining events with creative and compliant food preparation
• Assist with café service and merchandising; provide cover for Barista breaks

About You

To thrive in our supportive and caring environment you will have:

• Have or willing to gain New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (level 3)
• Excellent baking skills
• Catering for special diets and texture-modified meals
• Following food safety and hygiene standards
• A Reliable, friendly and professional manner
• Have a strong focus on food hygiene and cleanliness

Please note that, although we often welcome applications from overseas candidates, due to immigration requirements, we require applicants to have New Zealand work rights for this position

About Ryman

At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.

Ryman has grown to become the largest retirement village operator in New Zealand. We own and operate 49 villages in New Zealand and Australia. We have 14 new villages under construction and 9 additional sites in our landbank. We employ more than 7,600 team members, and we are the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick. Being the developer, designer, builder, and operator means we will continue to challenge the status quo and adapt to better serve our residents and team members.

Our trailblazing spirit can be felt in every Ryman experience, so if you like the sound of this, then read on.

Benefits of working at a Ryman Village

• Fun, friendly and supportive team environment
• Certainty of hours through fixed rosters
• Work in a beautiful, resort style village
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Ryman Team Benefits Card with discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers

At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.

If you are interested in joining an organisation with a clear purpose and a commitment to innovation, kindness and excellence, we would love to hear from you

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means a job ad may close before the advertised close date.