Work With Us

Cater Plus is a food service company that is big enough to deliver, but small enough to care. Born in our founder’s Hamilton home kitchen in 2006, we have expanded to manage over 95 food establishments nationwide! With a team of over 700 staff members, our values of Passion for Food and Excellence in Service starts with good staff and we know it!

Why us?
It's all about our Culture! Our principles of People, Values, Passion, Excellence, and Service reflect our core beliefs. Backed by a positive, engaging, and high-performing team, we take pride in creating the best work environment in the industry.

We are passionate about food and our people and offer:
- Comprehensive support, training, and development
- Genuine opportunities for future career growth
- Employment in a thriving New Zealand-owned company with a community focus
- Exclusive staff benefits including beach accommodation and our savings scheme

We are always on the lookout for individuals who align with our values to help us deliver on our promises. Explore our current job openings, and if any resonate with you, and you share our passion for food and exceptional service, we look forward to hearing from you!

CURRENT VACANCIES

Part-Time Catering Assistant – Aged Care, Paraparaumu

12 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 11am – 2pm. We have an opportunity for a reliable and energetic individual with a friendly can-do attitude to join our kitchen team at Coastal Villas Retirement Village, located in the heart of the Kapiti Coast. Come and help us deliver the best food service in the industry! In this position you will: - Support our chef with the preparation and ...
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Catering Assistant - Ashbury Heights Resthome

Permanent Part time 20 hours per week We have an opportunity for a courteous and reliable individual who enjoys interacting with the elderly and making their day by serving amazing meals. Cater Plus is the proud service provider for the new Ashbury Heights Resthome in Whangarei. We are committed to providing high quality meals that are produced fresh everyday. To be successful in this ...
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Chef Manager - Operations Support, Auckland

- Passion for Food / Excellence in Service - Variety and challenge – no two days the same! - 40 hours per week as and where rostered (Monday to Sunday) We have a rare opportunity for a passionate, adaptable, and flexible, hands-on Chef Manager to help us deliver the best food experience in the industry. About the Role: Working across our various in-house kitchens and cafés in Auckland ...
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Catering Assistant – Operations Support, Auckland

Rostered Monday – Sunday (40 hours per week) Are you looking for a full-time position with variety? We have a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic, adaptable, and flexible catering assistant to help us deliver the best food experience in the industry. Working across our various in-house kitchens and cafés in Auckland, to cover staff who are on leave and training days, this position ...
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Chef– Ingham’s Waitoa Cafeteria

Thursdays and Fridays are from 12:00pm to 8:30pm (hours may vary) Are you an experienced chef and passionate foodie looking for your next challenge in a vibrant and fast paced setting? We have a part-time opportunity based in our café at Ingham’s Waitoa in the Matamata-Piako District (between Te Aroha and Morrinsville). Ingham’s is one of New Zealand’s well-known poultry ...
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Chef - Senior living, Resthaven Resthome and Café - Cambridge

16 hours per week - 9am to 5:30pm, Sundays and Mondays Do you work hard, but love to have fun along the way? Do you enjoy making people’s day preparing and serving great food? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Chef to join our team at Cambridge Resthaven. Our kitchen at Resthaven on Burns caters for 135 residents across two sites, providing a full range of aged care needs ...
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Part-time Chef - Wakefield Hospital, Wellington

24 hours per week (Thursday – Saturday, 10am – 6.30pm) We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, reliable and experienced Chef who has a passion for food and excellent service who is looking for part-time hours to fit in with their lifestyle and is keen to grow their career by joining our team at Wakefield Hospital. Wakefield Hospital, based in the heart of Wellington, offers a ...
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Chef - Southern Cross Brightside Hospital, Auckland

We have an exciting opportunity for motivated, reliable and experienced Chef who has a passion for food and is keen to take the next step in their career by joining our team. Southern Cross Brightside Hospital, Auckland is a modern private short-stay surgical hospital based in Epsom that is committed to providing restaurant quality meals and catering for special dietary requirements on ...
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Cook/Baker – Qestral Coastal View, Nelson

Part time 16.5 hours per week Sunday and Monday Cater Plus is the proud new catering service provider at Coastal View Lifestyle village. We are looking for a reliable and experienced Cook/Baker for our aged care kitchen located in Nelson. Here you will create high quality meals for our 80 residents, that are produced fresh every day in our modern well-equipped kitchen, working alongside our ...
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Catering Assistant - Sacred Heart College, Auckland

27 hours per week: Monday 9am-2pm and 4pm-7pm Wednesday 9am-2pm and 5pm-7pm Thursday 9am-2pm and 5pm-7pm Friday 9am-2pm Cater Plus is the proud service provider at Sacred Heart College, Glendowie, Auckland and a vacancy has arisen for a part-time Catering Assistant to join Cater Plus and the family at Sacred Heart College. This position ...
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Cook/Catering Assistant - Fixed Term for 3 months (July to October), New Plymouth

Tuesday to Saturday (term time only ) Are you an accomplished home cook looking for an opportunity to share your passion and culinary skills? Are you warm and engaging with a can-do attitude? If yes, then we need you to help us deliver the best food service experience in the industry! Cater Plus is proud to be the service provider for catering services at New Plymouth Girls’ High ...
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Casual Catering Assistant - Operations Support, Taranaki Region

Do you enjoy variety? We have a rare opportunity for a passionate, adaptable, and flexible Catering assistant who enjoys the variety of working across all these sites in the region. We are in search of a casual Catering Assistant Superstar to support all sites to cover team member when on leave and training days, so promises variety and challenge! Travel to various sites is needed so your ...
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Chef - Claud Switzer, Kaitaia

Are you an experienced Chef looking to join our team in Kaitaia? We are on the lookout for a passionate and experienced Chef who would enjoy the opportunity to share their culinary skills with the residents at Claud Switzer Residential Care. This site is in Kaitaia and we cater for 84 residents in a loving and caring environment – providing the same treatment as they would their own ...
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Catering Assistant - Retirement Home, Auckland

- Passion for Food / Excellence in Service - Ons Dorp – Dutch Retirement Home - Henderson 28.5 Hours (Wednesday – Friday 2.30pm – 7.30pm, Saturday and Sunday -7am to 3.00pm) We are seeking a reliable individual who enjoys interacting with the elderly and making their day by serving amazing meals. This rewarding role is perfect for someone looking for short week allowing more time for ...
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Casual Catering Assistant – Claud Switzer, Kaitaia

We have an opportunity for a courteous and reliable individual who enjoys interacting with the elderly and making their day by serving amazing meals. This rewarding position is based at the Claud Switzer Residential care, Kaitaia and training will be provided. The Role: Enjoy this casual role to suit your studies or lifestyle. The ideal candidate will: - be friendly and engaging with a ...
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Casual Catering Assistant - Matamata

Casual Position We are on the lookout for a passionate kitchen staff member who is eager to showcase their culinary skills and provide exceptional customer service to the 25 residents plus meals on wheels recipients at our facility in Matamata. We have an opportunity available to cover Catering Assistant shifts as and when required to fill gaps in the roster and cover leave, so we are ...
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Chef / Café Manager, Auckland

Monday to Friday (6am – 2.30pm) Are you an experienced Chef/Café Manager looking for your next challenge in a position that offers true work-life balance and competitive remuneration? Come and lead our café team based on site at Tegel Henderson and help us take our food service to the next level. Tegel is one of New Zealand’s well-known poultry producing companies, and this site ...
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Catering Assistant – Aged Care, Christchurch

Part time Tuesday to Thursday 3:00pm until 8.00pm. Do you have a passion for helping others, and supporting them to deliver a top-notch food service? Are you looking for a part-time job to fit around life’s other commitments? We would love to hear from you! We have opportunities for reliable and energetic individuals with friendly, can-do attitudes to join our kitchen team based at ...
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Part-time Chef, Aged Care, Christchurch

Friday and Saturday (8am – 5.30pm) 18hrs per week Are you looking for a part-time job to fit around life’s other commitments? We would love to hear from you! This role will be responsible for running the food service two days per week based at Archer Rest Home in Beckenham, Christchurch and reports to the Head Chef. Come and help us deliver the best food service in the industry to the ...
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Cook- Aparangi Village- Te Kauwhata

34 Hours – 4 days, 8.30am – 5.30pm (on rotating roster Monday to Sunday which includes alternate weekends) We are seeking a reliable individual who enjoys interacting with the elderly and making their day by serving amazing meals. Aparangi Village is a unique lifestyle retirement village in the rural township of Te Kauwhata that caters for the care unit and village residents. The ...
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Chef - Senior living, Resthaven Resthome and Café - Cambridge

Fixed term (July 2025 to January 2026) to cover for Parental leave 40 hours per week – Thursday to Monday Do you work hard, but love to have fun along the way? Do you enjoy making people’s day preparing and serving great food? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Chef to join our team at Cambridge Resthaven for a fixed term period to cover for Parental leave. Our kitchen ...
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Expression of Interest – Future Leadership & Culinary Opportunities

Cater Plus | Nationwide Opportunities | Confidential Project We are actively exploring potential exciting opportunities which may arise across New Zealand, within hospitality and catering. As part of our preparation, we are seeking expressions of interest from experienced and passionate professionals across a range of leadership and culinary roles. We are particularly interested in ...
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Floating Causal Chef – Wellington Region

We have an exciting opportunity, to start immediately, for a passionate, adaptable, and flexible, experienced Chef to help us deliver the best food experience in the industry across our café sites in the Wellington region. About the Role: This is a casual position to cover Chefs when on leave and training days and promises variety and challenge. No two days are the same – whether it’s ...
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Casual Catering Assistant, Aged Care - Taumarunui

Casual Position We are on the lookout for a passionate kitchen staff member who would enjoy the opportunity to share their culinary skills and outstanding customer service with the 45 residents at this aged residential care home based in Taumarunui. We have an opportunity available to cover Catering Assistant shifts as and when required to fill gaps in the roster and cover leave, so we ...
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