# Kitchen Hand - Central Otago - Summer 2026/2027

> Cloudy Bay Vineyards · Cromwell, New Zealand · Temporary · Posted 2026-10-19

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Hospitality

## Description

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**The summer season is coming!**

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Kitchen Hand to support our Chef and Sous Chef in the kitchen. You will need to be a quick thinker, and efficient at taking direction and responding quickly to whatever support is required.

We open five days per week (Wed – Sun), so the successful applicant will need to be available to work weekends and public holidays from December 2026 to end of April 2027.

**Your day-to-day will include:**

-   Assisting the Chef / Sous Chef with prepping food for each day
-   Ensuring all dishes are processed efficiently and to a high standard
-   Being aware of health and safety
-   Learning and understanding food hygiene practices
-   Ensuring food quality and excellent standards are maintained for all dishes created
-   Assisting with stock arrivals and putting away

## Requirements

**Ideally, you will need:**

-   Eagerness to support and be part of a strong team
-   Awareness of manual handling techniques
-   Able to work autonomously and deliver quality work
-   An honest and deliberate approach to communication, with a team-first mindset
-   High energy and a positive, pro-active approach with attention to detail
-   Physical aptitudes: standing on feet all day, knife skill
-   Legal rights to work in New Zealand (no visa sponsorship available for these positions)

## Benefits

-   Reliable daytime hours (open five days a week, Wednesday to Sunday)
-   A stunning work environment, surrounded by vineyards with breathtaking mountain views
-   Generous discounts on wine, food, and merchandise at the cellar door and restaurant
-   A positive and supportive team culture, with an emphasis on employee inclusion, wellbeing, and health & safety
-   A forward-thinking, structured professional environment
-   Staff events and team experiences

## Apply

[Apply at Cloudy Bay Vineyards](https://apply.workable.com/cloudy-bay-vineyards/j/C3A7F119C6/apply)

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