Elevate our dining experience with your culinary skills, as part of a talented kitchen team!
- Make a meaningful impact on the lives of residents
- Enjoy consistent fixed shifts for enhanced work-life balance
- Access 60+ Ryman discounts in childcare, insurance, banking, retail and more!
About Ryman
At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.
Ryman has grown to become the largest retirement village operator in New Zealand. We own and operate 48 villages in New Zealand and Australia. We have 14 new villages under construction and 9 additional sites in our landbank. We employ more than 7,600 team members, and we are the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick. Being the developer, designer, builder, and operator means we will continue to challenge the status quo and adapt to better serve our residents and team members.
Our trailblazing spirit can be felt in every Ryman experience, so if you like the sound of this, then read on.
About the Role
Calling all Chefs! We will challenge any ideas you have on Retirement Village cuisine, we offer more choices and more variety in our all-new approach to food and fine dining called Ryman Delicious! We are developing menus with more complexity and we are investing in redesigning our kitchens and putting in extra resources to make it work.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Chef at James Wattie Retirement Village in Havelock North. This is a full time position working Friday to Monday 1100 - 1900.
In this role you will:
- Ensure nutritious, high quality, well prepared, well presented and enjoyable food is provided to our residents
- Prepare specialty food for fine dining evenings and village functions
- Adhere to all practices relating to food hygiene, preparation, storage and disposal
- Work closely with, and support your team and colleagues
About You
To thrive in our environment you will have:
- New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (level 3)
- Proven experience as a Chef, leading a team and running a kitchen
- Outstanding communication skills
- A reliable, friendly and professional manner
Benefits of working at a Ryman Village
- Certainty of hours through fixed rosters
- Work in a beautiful, resort style village
- Fun, friendly and supportive team environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Ryman Team Benefits Card with over 60 discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
- At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.
If you think you have the pioneering spirit needed to make a difference at Ryman, we'd love to hear from you!
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date
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