Chef de Partie

About the role

As a Chef de Partie, you will run a dedicated kitchen section, ensuring exceptional quality and consistency in line with Hotel Ponsonby's premium gastropub standards. This is your opportunity to join a highly regarded kitchen that turns out refined, produce-driven pub food in a space with roaring fireplaces, a suntrap courtyard, and a genuine sense of history.

Key responsibilities

• Prep, manage stock levels and orders, and ensure high-quality execution of the seasonal pub menu during busy service
• Contribute across all areas of kitchen support as needed
• Guide junior kitchen staff, fostering a positive, collaborative environment
• Maintain the food control plan and impeccable health and safety standards

About you

• Minimum 1 year experience as a Chef de Partie in a premium restaurant, gastropub, or fine dining kitchen
• Strong foundational technique
• Passionate and dependable
• Works well within a team as well as independently
• Valid visa with full working rights in New Zealand

About us

Hotel Ponsonby is one of Auckland's most distinctive dining rooms — the beautifully restored 1930s former Ponsonby Post Office on St Marys Bay Road. Since opening in 2020, Hotel Ponsonby has built a reputation as one of the city's best gastropubs: winner of Outstanding New Venue at the 2021 Lewisham Awards, and named to Metro's Top 50 Bars in Auckland. Hotel Ponsonby is part of a small, well-regarded Auckland hospitality group alongside Mother (bakery and wine bar) and Lilian (Italian restaurant), offering real opportunity to grow across venues.