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In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It's why we all call ourselves Daymakers because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.\nQT Hotels & Resorts is EVT's premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of 'unexpected and unrequested', with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.\nEVT has an endless range of roles and career paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award-winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia's most loved year-round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you're in, there's no limits on where your career could take you.\nThe Role\nNot many Head Chef roles come with the chance to work alongside both an Executive Chef and a Celebrity Chef with a global reputation. This one does. Reporting to Executive Chef James Laird and working closely with Celebrity Chef Sean Connolly, this is a hands-on, leading from the pass kind of role and that is exactly what makes it one of the most exciting Head Chef opportunities in New Zealand right now. Esther is QT Auckland's signature restaurant, selected in the MICHELIN Guide 2026, operating alongside a busy conference and events operation in Amani and in-room dining across the hotel.\nYou will be the culinary leader across all of it, taking ownership of day-to-day kitchen operations, bringing your team on a culinary journey and helping shape what comes next. This is a permanent, full-time role with a minimum guaranteed 40 hours per week and on-site car parking is provided. We are looking for someone who is ambitious, positive and genuinely hungry for the challenge. If you are a restaurant-quality chef ready to own a Head Chef role and you can see the big picture, we want to hear from you.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead, manage and cook across Esther, conference and events and in-room dining, rolling up your sleeves on sections regularly and calling service on busy shifts with confidence and control.\nRecruit, develop and inspire a high-performing kitchen team, leading by example and taking both kitchen and front-of-house teams on a genuine culinary journey.\nManage rosters, wage costs and labour efficiency with a positive, open-minded approach, working collaboratively with management to hit financial targets without compromising quality.\nOversee food cost management, inventory ordering and stock rotation across all outlets, maintaining tight controls and producing accurate reporting.\nWrite and evolve menus in collaboration with the hotel's culinary direction, staying across Mediterranean cuisine and current food trends while maintaining the standards the kitchen is known for.\nEnsure all kitchens operate to the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and compliance, and act as the senior culinary leader across the hotel in the Executive Chef's absence.\nWhat You'll Bring\nProven experience as a Sous Chef or Head Chef in a restaurant or hotel environment that matches the calibre and output of Esther, with a genuine understanding of what it takes to run a high-profile kitchen.\nStrong experience in Mediterranean cuisine is essential.\nThe ability to run and call a full service with confidence while staying across multiple outlets simultaneously.\nStrong leadership capability with a positive, constructive approach to developing people, receiving feedback and driving performance.\nA solid grasp of labour management, rostering and food cost control, with the commercial mindset to work within budgets without compromising the food.\nA team-first mentality and the mental capacity to manage a complex, multi-outlet operation from one kitchen space.\nFull flexibility to work a rotating roster including evenings, weekends and public holidays.\nHow You Work\nOwner's mindset, takes full accountability for the quality, cost and culture of the kitchen.\nGrowth mindset, learns, shares and levels up others.\nDaymaker ethos, no one's too big for the small things.\nResilient and solutions-focused, stays calm and moves fast when it counts.\nPerks from Day One\nAs part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels, no ivory towers.\nOn-site car parking provided.\n50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels, QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.\n$2 movie tickets and discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.\nSeasonal perks at Thredbo.\nDelicious staff meals, barista coffee and laundered uniform services.\nRapid career growth across our hotel and entertainment network.\nPaid parental leave; community and volunteering opportunities.\nApply Now\nJoin QT Auckland and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.\nJoin and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.\nSend your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in, don't wait! We can't wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.\nWhen you click apply, you'll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). 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