Kitchen Hand | Highland Park
Metlifecare
Listing Description
Description
- Lovely Retirement Village setting in East Auckland
- Kitchen team role.
- Permanent, full-time position
- Great hourly rates & weekend allowance offered!
- Fantastic staff benefits ….. read on
About the role We are looking for a fabulous and dedicated Kitchen Hand to work in our lovely retirement village, Highlands, located in Highland Park, Auckland. Reporting to the Food Services Manager, this is a varied role where you will not only deliver exceptional service to our residents while working as part of our kitchen team, but you will also help provide a great dining experience for them, and assist the chef with baking when required.
This is a Permanent Full-time role working 32 hours week across rostered shifts, so you must be flexible and available to work weekends.
There may also be the opportunity to pick up additional shifts if desired.
Duties include:
- Collecting used dishes, running the dishwasher
- General cleaning in the Kitchen
- Assisting with preparation of meals including baking
- Delivering food to our care home (within the property)
Skills and Experience Required:
- Commercial kitchen experience (advantageous)
- Baking experience also advantageous
- Positive attitude and a strong team player
- Excellent food hygiene skills
- Good time management and communication skills
- A Hygiene & Food Handling Certificate (advantageous)
Check out some of our Benefits!
- Paid wellness day & 1 paid day of leave to celebrate your birthday each year
- Health and Life Insurance - automatic cover free to all permanent staff
- 26 weeks of parental leave on full pay and 5 days paid leave for partners.
- Kiwisaver payments continued for those opted in over the age of 65 years
- Education, Development and Training Support
About us Established in 1984, Metlifecare is a leading owner and operator of retirement villages, providing rewarding lifestyles and care to more than 7,400 New Zealanders. We pride ourselves on providing retirement communities in which people are empowered to be the very best version of themselves.
How to apply Please apply by clicking on the below APPLY NOW button or by visiting our careers page http://www.careers.metlifecare.co.nz/home
Please note that Identification and work eligibility is required with your application
Application details
Please apply online through the careers website.
Metlifecare
At Metlifecare, our vision is simple: to create extraordinary living experiences for our residents. This is what drives us every day, provides our purpose and meaning, and ultimately ensures we make every day better for the almost 7,000 residents that call our villages home.
With more than 30 years in the business of looking after Kiwi retirees, we are a well-known and trusted operator, and we take our role seriously. Metlifecare currently operates 37 villages located across New Zealand and employs more than 2000 staff.











