Position available - Restaurant Manager

full time / immediate start

This is a full time position within a flexible 7 day a week roster, for 45-55 hours per week.

This is a salaried position based on skill level, experience and suitability of the job.  The salary will be discussed in person.

We pride ourselves on serving quality contemporary food, topped off with  professional service, excellent drinks and a relaxed ambience.

About us:

We are a dynamic place in the heart of the Orakei Bay Village, with a beautiful bright design, high ceilings and a lovely calm setting.  Our food is modern, fresh and well thought out. Our service is professional, intuitive and relaxed.

Our team environment is friendly and positive, with amazing systems in place for individuals to grow and improve performance.  We offer supporting training modules through the Restaurant Association of NZ to upskill our team and improve learning in the industry.

We strive daily to ensure our customers are receiving a consistently relaxed and delicious experience here at Ampersand Eatery.

We serve Brunch, Lunch and Dinner over the week (Monday - Sunday) with services becoming progressively busier as the days of the week go by.

Our people:

At Ampersand, the growth and well being of our team members is paramount, we value the development of every individual and support them to achieve their career goals.

Orientation into the Ampersand team involves setting goals and standards from the beginning, this ensures the new team members know exactly what long term and short term success for them looks like.

The role:

The ideal candidate enjoys paying attention to detail, has excellent communication skills and leadership skills to work constructively within the restaurant team. The individual should have an attitude to consistently improve and provide constructive input to meetings.

The ideal candidate will have worked either as a restaurant manager before or is an aspiring duty manager that wants to take the leap into a bigger management role.

To be a successful candidate you will need to present the following qualities:

    • Work efficiently and calmly under pressure

    • Be accommodating and flexible to the customer's requirement

    • Give and receive courteous and knowledgeable direction

    • Ability to multi-task and communicate well

    • Professional and career orientated work ethic

    • Communicate well both written and orally.

    • Have very good knowledge in coffee, wine, beer and cocktails

    • Have interest and knowledge in NZ restaurants, cafes and contemporary cuisine

 

Position available - Chef de Partie

full time / immediate start

Want to work in the most talked about Eatery in the Eastern suburbs?

Apply today and join a team that enjoys working with each other and preparing delicious food!

This is a full time position within a 7 day a week roster, for 35-45 hours per week - this does include weekends.

The starting wage is based on experience and skill and will be between $25 and $27 per hour


We pride ourselves on excellent quality contemporary  food, topped off with  professional service and excellent coffee.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is beginning their career in the hospitality industry and is either straight out of training/wanting to be trained/moving up from a kitchen hand position.

The ideal candidate enjoys paying attention to detail and can work positively within the kitchen team. The individual should have an attitude to want to consistently improve and communicate well with other members.

Daily Operations:

  • Prep food items to standard - including vegetables, meat and other.

  • Communicate well within the team to ensure menu items are consistently available.

  • Contribute to the production and/or plating of menu items to standard.

  • Contribute to the smooth operation of all aspects of the kitchen, including (but not limited) to cleaning, hygiene standards, morale.

  • Minimise food wastage by efficient time management and communication.

To be a successful candidate you will need to present the following qualities:

- Work efficiently and calmly under pressure with a positive attitude.
- Be accommodating and flexible to the customer's requirement
- Give and receive courteous and knowledgeable direction 
- Ability to multi-task and communicate well
- Professional and career orientated work ethic.

About us:

We have an awesome, close-knit team and we are looking for another enthusiastic team player to help bring our food offering to our customer!

We are a dynamic place in the heart of the Orakei Bay Village, with a beautiful modern design, modern kitchen and lots of light.

Our food is modern, fresh and well thought out. A huge emphasis is placed on the selection of ingredients and excellent attention to detail.

Our team environment is friendly and positive, with amazing systems in place for individuals to grow and improve performance.