Kitchen Assistant | Greymouth

Location – Te Nīkau, Grey Hospital and Health Centre, Greymouth.

Hours – 32 hours a week, working Monday to Friday 8.00am to 2.30pm
Shifts – Permanent part time

About the Role
Our kitchen team are responsible for creating highest standard Café Food for our staff, patients and visitors. Following standardised recipes and using creative flair to present food that we can be proud of while maintaining clean and tidy working areas.

A large part of this role is customer focused so you will need strong customer service skills and the ability to deal with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds. Training will be provided.

Salary - Starting rate $23.75 per hour. Based on the E tū Service and Food Workers collective agreement.
Benefits - Time and a half on weekends! and double time on Public Holidays!

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting our cooks with preparing and presenting food
• Delivering meals to our patients across the hospital
• Ensure that your work space is clean and tidy

We are looking for a team player who is flexible and also willing to be able to help out the cleaning team if required.

About you

Skills and Experience

• Skilled kitchen assistant with experience within a similar environment would be ideal
• Excellent customer service & food preparation skills

• Strong teamwork skills and the ability to work autonomously as well
• Physically fit and reliable
• Strong time management skills

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.