As you can imagine, the culinary experience at the Beehive is an exceptionally unique experience in the heart of Wellington.Passionate and talented team with opportunities for career progressionPart-time, 20 hours per weekOn-site gym & pool | 5 weeks annual leave (prorated)Te tIma | The team:The Parliamentary Catering Team is dedicated to showcasing New Zealand's premium hospitality services & products; and delivering memorable experiences at Parliament. The team manages a number of food and beverage venues within the Parliamentary precinct; each offering a different and unique experience; these include the Copperfields café, Pickwick's bar, and New Zealand's premium dining cuisine restaurant - Bellamys by Logan Brown. A further function of the team is providing catering and hospitality services for the numerous functions that are held on the Parliamentary precinct.Mo te tunga | About the role:You'll be joining our highly motivated and passionate catering kitchen, where we pride ourselves on serving kiwi cuisine within a world class hospitality experience. As a Commis Chef, you'll play a key role by working closely with our Senior Chef's to master our diverse menu offerings. Your responsibilities include coordinating and preparing menu items in alignment with our culinary best practices, ensuring we maintain the highest standards of excellence and consistency across all dishes. You'll upholding impeccable hygiene, food quality, and discipline in our kitchens. Additionally, you'll minimise food waste through responsible usage of leftovers, expertly follow recipes, operate kitchen equipment, and excel in food and ingredient preparation, portioning, and garnishing.We have an amazing and diverse portfolio of culinary offerings and at times you may be asked to help support other teams. We'll also provide you with the opportunity to learn and grow your career within our wider catering group. This is a part-time opportunity working 20 hours per week. Your hours each week will varying depending on our events calendar. To kete | What you will bring to the role:This is a great opportunity for someone who has experience working in kitchen or has studied cooking. You'll be passionate about food and continuous learning and you'll be bring a strong work ethic, detail orientation and organisation skills. You'll be managing competing priorities and demands and you'll need be able to take feedback and work under pressure at times. As a Commis Chef, you'll work closely with a range of our chefs and wider catering group and you'll need to be able to collaborate well and contribute to our position team environment.Why work for Parliamentary Service?We offer a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, access to an on-site gym and pool, learning and development opportunities and flexible working arrangements. Our ever-changing environment we work in allows us to be part of the action at Parliament including attending question time, select committees and other key eventsWe offer a thorough induction, on-going development and excellent working conditionsWe actively represent our values of Accountability, Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Integrity and EmpowermentThe appointing salary range for this role is $56,053 to $61,679 per annum. This will pro-rated to reflect 20 hours per week. Appointments will be based on skills and experience (please note, the full salary range extends beyond this to allow for tenure progression).Click the APPLY button and include your resume and cover letter.
