UH 2025 Lodge Cook

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Ultimate Hikes offers guided multi-day walks on New Zealand’s Milford and Routeburn Tracks, blending hiking with comfortable lodges and exceptional hospitality in Fiordland and Mt Aspiring National Parks. Join our team to create unforgettable guest experiences in stunning locations!

Purpose

As a Lodge Cook, you’ll prepare and serve high-quality meals for up to 50 guests and 16 staff daily, ensuring delicious, well-presented dishes that cater to diverse dietary needs. You’ll work closely with the Lodge Manager and Head Cook, maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient kitchen while contributing to a warm, hospitable lodge environment. This is a unique opportunity to live and work in remote, world-class locations for up to five weeks at a time. The role is seasonal, from mid October 2025 until mid April 2026.

Key responsibilities

• Food Preparation & Kitchen Operations : Prepare, cook, and serve breakfasts, dinners, and snacks, following set menus and ensuring high standards of quality and presentation. Maintain a hygienic kitchen, adhering to food safety standards, and assist with stock management and record-keeping.
• Team Collaboration : Work respectfully and cooperatively in a close-knit lodge team, contributing to a positive and harmonious environment.
• Health & Safety : Follow the lodge’s Safety Management System, participate in Health & Safety meetings, and ensure compliance with food safety regulations.
• Additional Duties : Be flexible to work split shifts, evenings, weekends, and cover absences as needed. At Routeburn Track lodges, assist as a Lodge Attendant one week in three.

Relationships

The role reports to the Lodge Manager and Lodge Assistant Manager and works closely with the Lodge Head Cook and kitchen team and other lodge team members.

Location

The role is based at one of the remote lodges on the Milford or Routeburn Tracks where you will work and live for up to five weeks at a time. These lodges, with the exception of Mitre Peak Lodge, are inaccessible by road.

Hours of work

The role is seasonal and you will work approximately nine hours per day, which will include working at weekends and evenings. Some days may involve working longer hours due to operational requirements.

Pay rate

The role is seasonal and you will be paid between $267 and $285 per day, based on a 10 hour day, working split shifts.

Person specifications

We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals with a passion for hospitality and teamwork. To succeed as a Lodge Cook, you’ll need :

Personal Characteristics should include :

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