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We are looking for a Junior Thai Chef who will be working with our team to produce authentic Thai food.

Requirements

The applicant must have at least one of the following:

• At least 6 months of related work experience, such as experience as a chef, cook, or kitchen staff member; or

• A relevant NZ Register Level 4 qualification, which may substitute for the required work experience. Overseas qualifications must be comparable to the standard of the New Zealand qualification; or

• The National Skill Standard Test Level 1 (Thai Cook) from Thailand.

The applicant must also have knowledge of Thai cooking techniques.

Job Descriptions

• Prepare and cook authentic Thai dishes, including curries, stir-fries, soups, salads, rice dishes, noodle dishes, sauces, curry pastes, marinades, entrees, and special menu items.

• Plan and organise daily mise en place, including ingredients, sauces, stocks, herbs, spices, meat, seafood, vegetables, rice, and noodles.

• Create Thai special menu items when required, including seasonal dishes, promotional dishes, chef’s specials, and customer-requested Thai dishes. This includes planning ingredients, preparation methods, flavour balance, portioning, presentation, and consistency during service.

• Estimate food quantities and ingredient requirements and advise the Head Chef or manager when stock needs to be ordered.

• Monitor food cost, portion control, ingredient use, and wastage to ensure dishes are prepared efficiently and within the restaurant’s cost-control requirements.

• Check the quality, freshness, and suitability of ingredients before use, especially Thai herbs, spices, sauces, curry pastes, seafood, meat, vegetables, and fresh produce.

• Monitor the quality, flavour, texture, portion size, temperature, and presentation of dishes at all stages of preparation and service.

• Apply authentic Thai cooking techniques, including wok cooking, curry preparation, grilling, steaming, deep-frying, sauce preparation, and balancing Thai flavours.

• Discuss food preparation, service timing, dietary requirements, customer requests, and quality issues with the Head Chef, kitchen team, and front-of-house staff.

• Demonstrate Thai food preparation and cooking techniques to junior kitchen staff or kitchen hands when required, including portioning, garnishing, safe food handling, and plating standards.

• Prepare dishes for dietary requirements, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergy-aware, and different spice levels while maintaining the restaurant’s Thai flavour standards.

• Follow and enforce food safety, hygiene, cleaning, storage, labelling, stock rotation, and temperature-control procedures.

• Safely operate and clean commercial kitchen equipment, including wok burners, grills, ovens, steamers, fryers, rice cookers, blenders, food processors, and knives.

Other detail

• This is a full-time and permanent position

• Wages range from $26 to $40 per hour, depending on your skills and experience, and are paid weekly.

• Holiday pay and sick leave will be paid according to the law

• You will be working at Unit 5/177 High Street, Christchurch Central City

• You will work according to a roster 5 - 6 days each week, with a guarantee of 30 hours (a maximum of 48 hours)

Please note that applicants for this position should have NZ citizenship/residency or a valid NZ work visa.

If you would like to join our team, please submit your information via this platform. If you have any questions, please contact us via ***email_hidden***