2 x Chef opportunity available in a busy Columbus Café FT

Smith's Mitre 10 Mega is a family-owned and operated Christchurch business which strives to offer exceptional customer service to every customer every time. As a diverse and growing company, our vision is to provide high-quality products, exceptional value, and expert advice, ensuring our customers enjoy a seamless and affordable DIY experience.

We have an exciting Leadership Chef opportunity available in a busy Columbus Café

Situated inside Mitre 10 MEGA, we are a small but professional team who believe in having fun while we work hard. Going above and beyond to offer our customers a premium coffee and food experience we are looking for a Café Head Chef to work with the Café Manager to run the kitchen.

What do we offer?

• Competitive pay rate
• Early starts & early finishes, usually 6:15 am till 2.45 pm
• Well equipped Kitchen
• Minimum of 40 hours guaranteed (Days to be confirmed, either Sun – Thurs or Tues – Sat)
• Free parking
• Training and upskilling
  

As the Café Head Chef

• You will contribute to the successful running of the kitchen - in a busy cafe environment. You will be given a full induction and training but will need to be confident and experienced to work unsupervised.
• Experience to lead a talented team of 2 other chefs
  

The ideal candidate for this role will

• Be a team player with good communication skills
• Be a professional who strives to maintain high standards and who takes real pride in the quality of the food
• Solution focused with an ability to manage stressful situations effectively
• Be confident with stock control systems, costing food products and food compliance.
• Ideally have at least 12 months experience as a Head chef working in a busy Cafe kitchen with great experience in cooking short order brunch meals and baking skills to help with preparing savoury and sweet food cabinet items
• Be able to work on a 7-day roster which will include weekdays, weekends and public holidays as required
  

Responsibilities include

• Prepare and cook meals as per Columbus Coffee Standards experience in baking would be an advantage.
• Prepare baked goods for cabinet, ensuring innovation and freshness.
• Creating seasonal local favourite dishes
• Productivity, stock control and rotation
• Ensure daily monitoring and control of all food purchasing, purchasing specifications and food stock control.
• Follow and maintain our high standard of Food Safety compliance.
  

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Due to the fast-paced nature of our recruitment process, vacancy close dates may be subject to change. If you think you'd look great in orange, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Apply now with your CV and cover letter via this website or send directly to Kelly Spence, People & Capability Manager - Mitre 10 MEGA Hornby

Apply now

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