Kitchen Lead Position

Full-Time | Dub Hub, Island Bay, Wellington

Love good food, enjoy taking ownership, and want to help shape a kitchen? We're looking for a motivated Kitchen Lead to join the team at Dub Hub, our neighborhood taproom in Island Bay!

At Double Vision Brewing, we're all about great food, cold beers, good music and creating a welcoming place for our local community. We're looking for someone who takes pride in their work, has a good head for organisation, and wants to play an active role in developing our food offering.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on in the kitchen while also having a say in how things operate, what goes on the menu and how we continue to improve.

THE ROLE

You'll take the lead on the day-to-day running of the kitchen, working closely with our Venue Manager and Hospitality Operations team to maintain high standards, manage costs and develop our food offering.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading day-to-day kitchen operations and keeping service running smoothly

• Preparing and cooking food to a consistently high standard

• Organising prep, kitchen workflows and daily priorities

• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, food safety and kitchen organisation

• Managing stock, ordering, ingredient rotation and waste

• Completing recipe costing and helping manage food costs and portion control

• Working with the Venue Manager and Hospitality Operations team on menu development, specials and new ideas

• Developing and maintaining recipes, prep procedures and kitchen systems

• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and the overall customer experience

• Helping foster a positive, accountable and collaborative team environment

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO:

• Has solid kitchen experience, ideally with experience leading a kitchen or shift

• Takes initiative and is comfortable working independently

• Is organised, proactive and able to plan ahead

• Understands food costing, portion control, stock management and waste reduction — or is keen and capable of developing these skills

• Has an interest in menu development and creating food that customers want to come back for

• Takes pride in consistency, presentation and quality

• Communicates well and works collaboratively with the wider team

• Is comfortable giving and receiving feedback

• Leads by example and holds themselves to high standards

• Is available to work evenings and weekends

WHAT WE OFFER

• A full-time role with the opportunity to make it your own

• A relaxed, community-focused taproom environment

• A genuine say in menu development and how the kitchen operates

• The opportunity to work closely with our Venue Manager and Hospitality Operations team

• Room to develop your skills, systems and leadership experience

• A friendly team, staff perks and a pretty great place to work!

READY TO TAKE THE LEAD?

If you're a hands-on kitchen professional who enjoys great food, good organisation and making things better, we'd love to hear from you.

Send us your CV and a little about yourself, including your kitchen experience, availability and what you'd bring to the role.

Email [email protected]

Join the team at Double Vision Brewing — Dub Hub, Island Bay.