Ultimate Hikes Chefs and Cooks
Combine your passion for cooking with a great team environment while living on the Milford or Routeburn Track in World Heritage National Parks.
Summary about this job
Chefs/Cooks
Company: Ultimate Hikes
Location: Otago
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +64-6-820-6127
Fax: +64-7-828-8736
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Detail information about job Ultimate Hikes Chefs and Cooks. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Based on either the Milford Track or Routeburn Track
- Contract until late April 2019
- Live in accommodation provided at nominal cost at your lodge
Ultimate Hikes provides visitors from all over the world with a unique insight into the magic of New Zealand's wilderness by offering multi-day guided walks on the world renowned Milford, Routeburn & Greenstone Tracks.
We have full time positions starting late October until the end of the walking season on 22 April 2019.
You will relish meeting new people every day and be ready to get stuck in and work alongside your team to make the guided walk experience an extraordinary adventure for our walkers.
You will be preparing and cooking for up to 50 guided walkers and 13 staff each night at the lodge.
Walker meals are from a set menu with dinner consisting of a starter, choice of 3 main courses and dessert. Staff meals are an opportunity to show your more creative skills.
Working in our remote Lodges you will be able to show great interpersonal skills while working with a small team with very little access to internet and no cell phones or texting.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring our food control programme is fully complied with.
- Monitoring the quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation.
- Stock control and coordinating orders with the Lodge Manager & Purchasing Manager to ensure adequate food levels are maintained.
- You will of course be preparing and cooking great food for our walkers and staff.
You will be able to show previous experience and qualifications in your application. Previous positions in a remote environment and working autonomously would be an advantage.
If you have the passion for cooking, and a can do attitude to complement our stunning landscapes to the world with great food then we want to hear from you.
Applications close 4 August but applications will be considered for interview as soon as they are received.
Applications will only be accepted by clicking the Employment link on our website www.ultimatehikes.co.nz