• Work at New Zealand's leading provider of food services!
• Join a great team where everyone is treated like family!
• Great learning, development and career progression opportunities across Compass that is varied and exciting!

A bit about Compass Group:

We are New Zealand's leading and largest provider of food and support services across multiple industry sectors including Business and Industry, Education, Defence, Offshore and Remote, Aged Care, Hospitals and Senior Living. These industry sectors and managed by our sub brands Eurest, Chartwells, Restaurant Associates, Medirest, and ESS. We specialise in turning ordinary acts of service into extraordinary experiential moments for our clients. With innovative and talented teams across New Zealand, we transform experiences from being GOOD to GREAT.

Our people are awesome, they breathe life into our brands and make great things happen! Our strength comes from the combination of the things we have in common - our shared values, vision, and purpose and to make our commitment unique for you - RESPECT, GROWTH and TEAMWORK are the founding pillars of these commitments.  We are an equal opportunity employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

About the role and who we are looking for:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Permanent Full Time Chef to work at our Massey University site in Palmerston North. Hours of work are Monday, Tuesday & Friday 11:00  -19:30 (30mins break) & Saturday & Sunday 07:00 - 15:30 (30 mins break).

This contract is during Education term time only. You may be able to be placed at other sites when the university is on term break.

So, that's a little bit about us, now to 'what will you be doing with us?'

In this position, you will be reporting into the Executive Chef and are responsible for preparing, cooking and serving top quality meals for our customers. You will need to be able to cook with recipes, assist with ordering and menu development as well as ensure the health and wellbeing of our customers through allergen and nutrition management. You will also be assisting with general kitchen and cleaning duties.

Our Perfect Candidate?

- Will be hardworking, reliable and well presented.
- Will need to work equally well independently or as part of a team.
- Will be a people's person with a great sense of humour.
- Will have at least 5 years-experience working in a commercial kitchen and same level of experience with preparing and presenting bulk food.
- Will have excellent attention to detail in food preparation and presentation with excellent knife skills.
- Will be proficient at customer service/interaction and be able to work well under pressure with excellent time management

Some of the great things we will provide:

As part of our commitment to you, we promise great learning and development opportunities across Compass that is varied and exciting. Not only will it help you in your day to day job, it'll also help you to progress. Whether you're looking at a promotion or broadening your experiences, our available learning and development will get you on the right path and give you a sense of achievement to go with it.

We also provide comprehensive remuneration & benefits, individual & team recognition, a range of discounts and special offers and so much more. The best part is working with a great team, knowledge sharing on a daily basis and working with an organization where you can learn something new everyday!

If this sounds like you, click 'Apply' Now and all applications are to be made online.

For any recruitment queries please contact the Compass Group Recruitment team on recruitment@compass-group.co.nz

Great People, Real Opportunities

Position Code: F11