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Part-Time Chef – Cafe Kitchen

Location: Hamilton

Hours: 15-25 hrs/week, 3-4 shifts. Mostly mornings + weekends

Pay: $25-$30/hr NZ based on experience

About the Role

We need a reliable chef to run our hot kitchen and prep during busy breakfast/lunch shifts. You’ll work alongside the head chef and baristas, not solo.

What You’ll Do

Cook: Prepare our cafe menu, specials, and cabinet food to spec and speed

Prep: Do daily prep, batch sauces, portion proteins, rotate stock FIFO

Quality Control: Check plating, taste, and consistency before it leaves the pass

Hygiene: Keep your station clean, follow food safety standards, do end-of-shift cleaning

Stock: Flag low stock, help with deliveries, minimize waste

You’ll Fit If You Have

Experience: 1-2 years in a cafe/restaurant kitchen. Line cook or junior chef is fine

Skills: Can work fast without dropping quality. Comfortable with grill, fryer, oven

Certs: Food Safety Certificate. NZ work rights if applying in NZ

Attitude: Calm under pressure, takes direction, doesn’t cut corners when it gets busy

Hours & Flexibility

Weekday mornings 7am-2pm and Saturday/Sunday shifts available. Fixed roster once settled. We’re flexible around study/second jobs if you’re reliable.

What You Get

Training on our menu and systems

Path to full-time or head chef role if you want it

Apply: Send a quick CV + 1 reference to amanindersingh0102@gmail.com

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $26.00 – $30.00 per week

Work Location: In person