Head Chef
Hind ManagementCanterbury, New Zealand • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Posted October 28, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Hind Management owns, operates and manages high performing hotel, hospitality and spa businesses. We are the ownership and management company behind the consumer-facing brand of award-winning Sudima Hotels and a number of other businesses – East (modern-Asian plant based restaurant) and Sunset (rooftop lounge-bar) in Auckland, Hiku (rustic but elevated modern New Zealand restaurant) in Kaikōura, The Lane (Canterbury bistro) in Christchurch and Moss Spa in Christchurch and Queenstown. Our experience and services span hotel development and related project management including pre-openings and procurement, hotel and hospitality management and operations, through to full consulting services. We have built our businesses on a foundation of honesty and integrity. Before every decision and action in our business, we ask “is this right for our guests? For our people? For our community? For our environment?”. We take our responsibilities as an ethical business seriously and believe our 550+ strong team can make a real and wide-reaching impact. We believe in empathy, understanding, and accommodating differences. And we care about the little things that put a smile on people’s faces. If you're interested in being part of our team and making a difference, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch with us at [email protected]
Job Description
Sudima Hotel in Kaikōura, New Zealand is seeking a Head Chef to ensure guest satisfaction and contribute to a positive team environment. The role involves menu planning, kitchen operations, food control, training junior staff, and maintaining high standards of hygiene and food safety. They value collaboration, diversity, and employee well-being.
Requirements
- Draft concept ideas, plan menus and develop, prepare and produce all recipes
- Estimate food and labour costs
- Organise kitchen service operations
- Monitor quality of dishes
- Train and develop junior chefs and kitchen assistants
- Interview and select team members
- Order food supplies
- Maintain knowledge of HACCP and food safety
- Oversee kitchen equipment maintenance
Benefits
- Life insurance
- Health and wellbeing programmes
- Discounts on hotels, restaurants, bars and spas
- Paid training
- Employee Development Plans
- Staff rate
- Paid training and individual Employee Development Plans
- Training towards NZQA qualifications
- NZQA awards