• Great learning, development and career progression opportunities across Compass that is varied and exciting!
• Join a great team who are full of energy and enthusiasm for great service!
• Job security and stability in an essential service organisation!

About us:

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.

Our brand ESS provides food and support services to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) ensuring our soldiers come home to a hot nutritious meal and essential comforts throughout the year!

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

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified Executive Chef for our Catering operation at the army base in Ohakea located in the Manawatu Region. This role is Permanent Full Time (40hrs per week) and offers a variety of environments & work seldom experienced elsewhere.

Your responsibilities:

The Exec Chef is responsible for providing great quality food & services that meet client expectations, the management, development and training of all back of house team members, participating in the menu development processes and ensuring that all tasks associated with food production, transport and logistics are performed with due regard for all Health and Safety and Food Safety regulations. In addition to this there will be requirements to handle the fine dining requirements of formal dinners and functions.

This is an amazing opportunity working with some of the latest equipment available, newly designed operational food court offering 2 live cook stations and a variety of other food offerings.  This is a unique concept to defence in New Zealand and a chance to make your mark in menu concept and design in collaboration with the operations manager and national food innovation manager.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and jobs like these seldom coming along.  This will give you the opportunity to skyrocket your career. 

About you:

With a minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar leadership position, you will have at least 4 years of experience working in a multi station dinning environment with a focus on freshly prepared and cooked to order options. Your previous leadership experience will see you leading large teams while managing multiple sites through efficient processes and effective organization.

If you want to shape a career that makes your heart beat just that little bit faster. A career you actually want to get out of bed for... then there's never been a more exciting time to be part of the Compass family. We're a big business with big opportunities.

Join the Compass Whānau where you can make a difference and be part of something unique. People are the heart of our business; hence we ensure you will have a rewarding career path supported by employee benefits, training & development and recognition along the way. Compass benefits are ranging from discounts with Medical insurance, banks, to hotels, insurance and more!

Please note that a Criminal Conviction History Check for NZ (MoJ Check) check is required.

You must have also lived in New-Zealand for the past 6 months to be eligible to apply for this role.

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

Great People, Real Opportunities

Position code: F15