Fire up your career with RealNZ!

Are you a grill master with a passion for delivering top-notch BBQ dishes? Do you thrive in a fast-paced kitchen environment and take pride in creating mouth-watering meals? If so, we want you on our Queenstown catering team!

At RealNZ, we create extraordinary dining experiences in some of New Zealand's most stunning locations. As a Chef de Partie (BBQ), you'll work alongside an expert culinary team, ensuring every dish is cooked to perfection while upholding the highest food safety standards.

What you'll be doing:

Taking charge of the BBQ/grill station, preparing and serving high-quality grilled meats and other dishes.
Assisting the Executive Chef in day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring efficiency and excellence.
Managing stock, handling food supplies, and maintaining optimum storage conditions.
Following and enforcing all food hygiene and safety regulations.
Supporting menu development and execution, contributing ideas for improvement.
Training and mentoring other kitchen staff as needed.

What you bring to the table:

A relevant cooking qualification.
At least 3 years of experience in a commercial kitchen, including grill/BBQ expertise.
Strong knowledge of food control plans (FCP) and safe food handling.
Experience in café and pastry production (bonus points!).
Excellent teamwork, communication, and leadership skills.
Passion for quality, consistency, and delivering an outstanding culinary experience

What's in it for you:

Get ready for some exciting perks! Enjoy RealNZ's adventures, from jet boating and rafting to the Te Anau Glowworm Caves and cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sound - all at unbeatable staff rates, or even free on select experiences.
Medical insurance cover
Free Cardrona x Treble Cone seasons pass

Real people, real places, real experiences. Welcome to Real.

When's the best time to join the Real whānau? Now's good.

We're the conservation business that's enabled by tourism. We're helping the world, one guest at a time, fall in love with conservation. We're inspiring people to leave their places in better conditions than when they found them. We channel a guest-centric approach that fuels our genuine promise to deliver Aotearoa's most unforgettable experiences.

It's our workplace environment that makes careers at RealNZ more exciting than the regular job. Working for Real could mean you're based anywhere between a secluded island, a scenic fiord, and a snow-capped maunga. Our people, places, and workdays are a great and diverse mixture. It keeps us on our toes and adds value and passion to our work.

Please note that we will be interviewing candidates as they apply, and if the right person is found, we may close the role off to any further applications.

Chef de Partie - BBQ

RealNZ

$31 - $33 /hr

Chef de Partie - BBQ

$31 - $33 /hr

RealNZ

Queenstown

RealNZ

Chef de Partie - BBQ

Location

Salary

$31 - $33 /hr

Job Description

Hard Skills Required

Soft Skills Required

Benefits and Perks