Senior Chef - Meadow Restaurant And Bar

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Are you a creative lead Chef wanting to work with a small team? Are you passionate about food, experienced, reliable and hard working? Then we would love to hear from you!
Meadow Restaurant and Bar is located in Meadowbank. Meadow is a vibrant, modern neighbourhood restaurant that is a local for many of our customers.
At Meadow we serve up light, uncomplicated bistro fare (with a Meadow twist), have a focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients while always ensuring we provide our customers with a consistent food experience.
We are looking for an Lead/Head Chef to take the lead in our kitchen. You will be passionate about food and service and have the ability to develop and motivate our back of house team. Experience working in a kitchen that produces cabinet food would be an advantage, to assist with our cabinet food offer during the day.
We would love to hear from you if you:
Fully qualified with experience in a senior Chef position or have of 2-3 years experience as a senior Sous Chef and now ready to lead
are passionate about food
want to excel
are willing to always learn and to teach and empower
have a burning desire to produce the best food possible
are ideally available to work days, nights and weekends on a rostered basis
are eligible to work in New Zealand.
This position requires a mature, experienced professional with proven creative ability who is calm under pressure and can achieve the highest standards of cuisine in the industry. We want someone who would enjoy leading and being part of a small team committed to providing an excellent culinary experience for our customers.
Job tasks and responsibilities
Key Responsibilities and tasks will include:
Help in the preparation of the brunch, lunch and evening menus
Lead the team to assist product a sought after cabinet food offer
Produce high quality plates both design and taste wise.
Ensure that the kitchen operates in a timely way that meets our quality standards
Resourcefully solve any issues that arise and be confident to take control of any situation as required
Budgeting and cost control in the kitchen
Comply with Health and Safety Regulations and food preparation guidelines
Team building and motivating
Maintain a positive and professional approach with the Meadow team and the Meadow customer.
Skills and experience
Fully qualified with experience in a senior Chef position or have of 2-3 years experience as a senior Sous Chef and now ready to lead
Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
Excellent record of kitchen and staff management
Accuracy and speed in handling situations and providing solutions
Familiar with industry's best practices
Absolute commitment to surpassing customer expectations
Good planning and analytical skills
Health and Safety Regulations and food preparation guidelines.
Flexibility to work shifts – inclusive of weekends
Ability to adapt to large group and event bookings requirements.
Your application will include the following questions: How many years' experience do you have as a chef? Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand? How many years of people management experience do you have? How many years' experience do you have as a Head Chef? Do you have experience with menu planning & costing? Have you worked in a role where you were responsible for stock control? To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory.

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