Experienced Chef

Postmasters Kitchen + Bar has opportunities for up and coming hospitality professionals. 

Based in beautiful Arrowtown with the mountains and ever growing trail network on our doorstep it is easy to create an enviable work/life balance!

Born out of a love of quality produce and a desire to do better. Owners Sam Laycock and Maria Kealy are passionate about creating a rewarding and nurturing environment, ‘we not only strive to give our guests the best experience, but also offer our team the best place to work’. Our aim is to be better today than we were yesterday. This is something we instil in our team and we achieve this by holding ourselves accountable to our values in our everyday work.

Smart work - We aim to make better decisions everyday. Constantly evaluating what we do and how we do it means we can continually develop.

Honesty - Mistakes are a fact of life, what matters to us is how we process them. We always take the time to learn.

Giving back - Postmasters is greater than the sum of its parts. Our community and environment are key to our success and giving back makes our business much more rewarding.

Sustainability is so important to us. All of our actions add up so we are always looking for new ways to reduce our impact. 

We are looking for a highly organised individual with great communication skills.

Experienced Chef for High Season 

Minimum of 30 hours per week  

• Responsibility for the operation of a designated section of the kitchen.
• Ensure that recipes and proportions are strictly adhered to, to ensure consistency, quality and cost control.
• Perform food preparation tasks in the kitchen - assisting senior chefs to prepare stipulated menu items or ingredients for dishes.
• Impart knowledge and training to junior kitchen staff.
• Follow set policies to maintain standards for food safety in all food preparation areas.
• Follow set policies to maintain standards for health & safety at work in all food preparation areas.
• Ensure all equipment and work environments are operational.
• Inform the designated management if any hazards are identified that may affect work conditions.
• If requested order and maintain inventory to ensure efficient operations.
• Communicate with and support staff.
• Uphold morale in the kitchen.
• Maintain positive relationship between kitchen and front of house staff.
• Attend kitchen meetings.
• Any other duties the Head Chef or Sous Chef may reasonably require.

We are a team, everyone is important and has a role to play. 

A positive attitude is vital to being a team player. You will also exude calmness, honesty and understand what we mean when we say "we don't have customers, we have guests". 

We are committed to providing a journey of learning, growth and development to our ideal candidate.

You won't have a boss, you'll have a leader, coach and mentor that will aid you on your journey alongside ongoing training with the industries brightest leaders.  

Applicants must hold a valid visa for a minimum of 6 months

Please apply with cover letter and cv.