Sous Chef

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Company Description

Step into a leadership role at one of Queenstown’s most iconic hotels. Lombardi Restaurant at Hotel St Moritz is seeking a talented and driven Sous Chef to join our Culinary leadership team. As second-in-command to the Director of Culinary, you will help shape the daily operation of our kitchen, lead a skilled team, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of our dining experience. This is an opportunity for a motivated professional who thrives in a dynamic, high-performing environment and wants to grow their leadership career within a respected international brand.

Job Description

As Sous Chef, you will oversee the day-to-day culinary operations of Lombardi Restaurant, In-Room Dining, and Event Catering. You’ll ensure exceptional food quality, consistent presentation, and seamless service while guiding and developing our talented Kitchen team.

• Oversee culinary operations across all hotel food outlets, ensuring quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Support menu development, dish creation and seasonal changes.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, HACCP compliance and kitchen hygiene.
• Lead and develop the brigade through coaching, training and performance support.
• Assist with recruitment, rosters, labour management and performance reviews.
• Manage food costs, portion control, ordering and stock rotation.
• Engage with guests, interact confidently over the pass and assist with service recovery where required.
• Collaborate effectively with Front of House teams to support an outstanding guest experience.
• Uphold all brand standards, operational procedures and confidentiality expectations.

Qualifications

You will harness your luxury attitude, with humble excellence, a distinguished presence, and elevated emotional intelligence. Your pride and passion will be complemented by :

Benefits

Our Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We offer reasonable adjustments to support you. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, you're welcome to let us know.

Permanent position, 40 hours guaranteed, changeable roster including weekend and public holiday shifts, $75,000 per annum.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Hospitality

Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand

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