Senior Chef

About us: 

We’re L’affare. The coffee business. Ever since 1990. We were born out of a love for espresso, in Wellington at our café and HQ. 33 years later, we’re still there on College Street. At five years young, our flagship Auckland Cafe and HQ in Newmarket is humming along, the house of our Auckland based crew.

Our people make us who we are today. We’re a mixed bunch of creative, industrious, adventurous humans, all with a great love for serving NZ the freshest and best coffee possible. 

Why join us as our Senior Chef?

• You’ll join our tight knit College Street team, collaborating with our chefs to create fresh food daily for both short order and cabinet. 
• You’ll help our Head Chef take the lead with daily ordering, kitchen budgeting, food safety plans, stock management, and assisting with training and support to those around you.
• You'll be the lead when our Head Chef is away from the kitchen, taking charge and delivering success.
• You’ll get to use your creativity to help with menu design.
• At L’affare we have a great health and wellbeing program including 5 days of recharge leave, free coffee and opportunities to learn and grow alongside the talented teams in our café network. 

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for a passionate foodie, who is comfortable leading a team and taking ownership in the kitchen. You’ll have an equal balance of creativity and commercial acumen as you inspire outcomes for you, your team and the café. You’ll enjoy sociable working hours with early starts and early finishes.

We’d love to hear from you if you have an established background as a chef within cafes or restaurants. 

This is a permanent full-time position with weekend days required, at our College Street Café in Wellington CBD.