Head Chef

Head Chef | Swiss-Belresort & Villas Coronet Peak

Arthurs Point, Queenstown | Full time | $78,000–$82,000 per year

Lead our kitchen team and oversee day-to-day food and beverage operations at our 54-room resort with eight villas. You’ll work alongside the front-of-house team to deliver breakfast, group dining and service at Swiss Café and Strike Bowl.

This hands-on role suits an experienced Head Chef or a Sous Chef ready to lead a kitchen and take on broader F&B responsibilities.

What you’ll do

• Lead kitchen preparation and service, maintaining consistent standards for food quality, presentation and portion sizes.
• Oversee daily F&B service and coordinate group bookings and functions with the front-of-house and hotel teams.
• Oversee kitchen and F&B rosters, matching staffing to bookings and service demand while managing labour costs.
• Develop and cost menus and standard recipes. Manage kitchen and F&B budgets and track food, beverage and labour costs.
• Manage purchasing, supplier deliveries, stocktakes and inventory across food and beverage, and monitor waste.
• Train and develop the team, set clear expectations for each shift and support recruitment with hotel management.
• Lead the Food Safety Programme and maintain food safety records, cleaning schedules and safe working practices.

What you’ll bring

• Experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef, with the ability to lead a team through busy service. Hotel or resort experience is an advantage.
• Practical experience with rostering, menu costing, budgeting and stock control.
• A hands-on leadership style and clear communication with kitchen and front-of-house teams.
• A sound understanding of food safety and workplace health and safety.
• Availability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays as rostered.

Applicants must be based in New Zealand and have the right to work here for this role.

Apply through SEEK with your CV and a short cover letter outlining your kitchen leadership and F&B experience and your earliest available start date.