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 100 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

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

Casual Cook / Catering Assistant – Kerikeri Resthome, KeriKeri

Kerikeri Retirement Village is a charitable organisation and home to 66 residents, living in our accredited residential care facility. The village provides three levels of care across our wings: hospital level care, rest home care, and specialist dementia care. We are looking for a friendly and reliable Casual Cook / Catering Assistant to join our kitchen team. This is a flexible role, ideal ...
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Chef – Te Hopai Home & Hospital (Newtown), Wellington

32 hours per week (4 days, rostered across 7 days) Shifts: 5.30am – 2pm & 10am – 6.30pm We are looking for a capable, reliable Chef to join our supportive team at Te Hopai Home and Hospital in Newtown. Here we cater for around 150 residents across a full range of aged care needs, providing wholesome, home style meals that make a real difference in daily life. This is a great opportunity ...
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Casual Chef, Catering Assistant & Cleaner – Craighead Diocesan School , Timaru

• Flexible Casual Hours – Join a Supportive Team Looking for a casual opportunity with variety and challenge? Our Craighead team is growing, and we’re looking for Chefs, Catering Assistants, and Cleaners to support our operations across the site. These casual roles are perfect for people who enjoy flexible work, helping a team run smoothly, and being part of a supportive workplace. No ...
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Causal Catering Assistant – Kerikeri Resthome, Kerikeri

Kerikeri Retirement Village is a charitable organisation that is home to approximately 200 people, with 66 of those living in our accredited residential care facility. This village has three levels of care within our three wings; hospital level (total care), rest home care and a wing for people with dementia. The Role: Enjoy this casual role to suit your studies or lifestyle. The ideal ...
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Cook - Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre (MRRC), Auckland

Permanent - 32 hours per week Take the next step in your culinary career with Cater Plus at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre. We are looking for an experienced and reliable Cook to join our team at MRRC, supporting the preparation and delivery of nutritious, high-quality meals for residents in a culturally diverse environment. This is a rewarding role where your skills will directly ...
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Chef Manager - Taumarunui

Do you have a passion for preparing and delivering excellent food service? Do you have the skills and the know-how to work in a busy aged care kitchen? Yes, then we want to hear from you. Cater Plus is a growing leader in the food service industry, operating in over 100 kitchens across New Zealand, and pleased to be the service provider for a 45-bed aged residential care home in Taumarunui. ...
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Cook - Mt Albert Grammar Boarding School Kitchen, Auckland

Hours: Saturday to Wednesday (40 hours per week) Cook at Mt Albert Grammar School, Boarding House. Take the next step in your career with Cater Plus. A rare vacancy has arisen for a talented cook, with a flair for baking and a keen interest to learn, to join Cater Plus and the family at Mt Albert Grammar School. With over 100 students, our aim is to provide a home away from home that ...
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Weekend Cook, Fonterra Kapuni

Permanent Part Time 13 hours per week Saturday and Sunday, 6am – 1.00pm Do you have a passion for delivering delicious food to your customers? We are looking for a reliable individual for our café located on site at the Fonterra factory in Kapuni, – a small settlement located about 20 minutes South of Stratford, in the Taranaki Basin. Please note that this is a sole charge role over the ...
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Weekend Cook, Aged Care - Taumarunui

Saturday and Sunday Are you an accomplished home cook looking to pick up a part-time job or additional hours? We are on the lookout for a passionate Cook who would enjoy the opportunity to share their culinary skills with the residents at this aged residential care home based in Taumarunui. This position is covering the Chef Manager’s days off, and we require a reliable and hardworking ...
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Weekend Cook – Ons Dorp, Auckland

Weekend Cook – Ons Dorp 16 hours per week | Saturday & Sunday, 6:30am – 3:00pm Cater Plus is looking for an experienced and passionate Cook to join our team at Ons Dorp, a Dutch style Retirement and Lifestyle Village in Henderson. This is a permanent weekend role, ideal for someone looking for a rewarding position with a short work week and great work life balance. Ons Dorp caters for ...
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Catering Assistant – Temperzone Cafe, Mangere, Auckland

Monday – Friday (5:45am until 2:15pm), 40 hours per week Love food, people, and a busy café environment? Cater Plus is looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our team at Temperzone Café. This is a permanent, full time role, offering great work–life balance with no weekend work. About the role This position is a replacement role and plays an important ...
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Catering Assistant (Baker), Invercargill

30 hours per week (Mon–Fri) 38 weeks per year | Invercargill Cater Plus is proud to operate the in house kitchen at Southland Boys’ High School Boarding House in Invercargill. We are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Baker / Catering Assistant to join our small, experienced team, supporting the preparation of breakfast and daily catering for hostel students. This is an education ...
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Chef – Gillies Hospital, Auckland

Monday – Friday (11:00am until 7:30pm) plus every other Saturday (6:00am – 10:00am) We have an exciting opportunity for a 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. This position is based at Gillies Hospital in Epsom, Auckland where we are committed to providing restaurant quality meals (a la ...
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Casual Catering Assistants – Trinity Schools, Masterton

Rathkeale College | St Matthew’s | Hadlow School We are looking for reliable and enthusiastic Casual Catering Assistants to support our catering teams across the Trinity Schools in Masterton (Rathkeale College, St Matthew’s, and Hadlow School). This is a casual role, ideal for people who enjoy hands on kitchen work and flexibility, supporting busy school environments during term time, ...
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Catering Assistant – Fonterra Lichfield

Fixed term, 2nd June and estimated finish 28th August. 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Love food, people, and a fast-paced café buzz? Come be part of something bigger at Fonterra Lichfield, right in the heart of the Waikato! We’re on the hunt for an enthusiastic Catering Assistant to support our onsite café team. This is a hands-on role where no two days are the same, from ...
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Catering Assistant/Barista - Plant and Food, Café Marc, Auckland

Full time, Permanent: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 6:30am-3pm. In this position you will be our team all-rounder. You will support the Chef manager in the kitchen to make sandwiches/salads for the cold cabinet, plating our daily lunch meals and assisting with baking and regular function food. Being able to prepare top quality barista coffee is a must. This role needs someone who ...
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Chef – Howick Baptist Aged Care - Auckland

40 hours per week – Wednesday to Sunday Wednesday to Thursday 9:30am till 6pm Friday/Saturday/Sunday 6:00am till 2:30pm 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 Howick Baptist aged care team in Auckland. With a set menu, and as ...
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Cook / Catering Assistant – Woolworths PNRDC, Palmerston North

Permanent – 37 hours per week. • Monday & Tuesday: 1:30pm – 8:30pm • Friday: 5am – 1:30pm • Saturday & Sunday: 5:30am – 1:00pm Cater Plus partners with Woolworths to deliver high quality food services in a fast paced retail environment. We are currently looking for a Cook / Experienced Catering Assistant to join our kitchen team at Woolworths PNDC. Based at a Woolworths ...
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Catering Assistant – Coffee Infusion, Palmerston North

Permanent 25 hours per week| Monday to Friday: 4:30am – 10:00am Cater Plus is looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our Coffee Infusion café team. This is a permanent role with consistent early morning hours, ideal for someone who enjoys having their afternoons free. If you love great coffee, enjoy working with people, and thrive in a fast paced café ...
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Café Supervisor– Selwyn Village Café, Auckland

Monday to Sunday 7.00am – 3.30pm, 40 hours per week Cater Plus is proud to be the Food Service provider Selwyn Village, located in Point Chevalier Auckland and owned by The Selwyn Foundation. The Selwyn Village philosophy is of providing ‘a continuum of care’. Alongside the independent retirement living option, Selwyn Village has its own rest home, dementia and hospital care. ...
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Catering Assistant / Barista- Auckland, Fixed term

Piki Ki Te Ao – Ōtāhuhu Police Station Fixed Term (Parental Leave Cover) | Monday to Friday | 6:00am – 2:30pm Start Date: 13 May 2026 – End Date: 25 February 2027 Cater Plus is seeking a friendly, reliable, and customer focused Catering Assistant / Barista to join our café team at Piki Ki Te Ao, Ōtāhuhu Police Station. This is a fixed term position to cover maternity leave, ...
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Cleaner – Mount Wellington, Auckland

Sunday 4 hours per week (3pm to 7pm) Can you follow instructions and show attention to detail? We have an opportunity for you to join the Cater Plus team as a Cleaner in a Café Site in Mount Wellington. To support our team, we are looking for a weekend cleaner to cover the cleaning duties in our Café site on a Sunday each week. Cleaning tasks are but not limited to: • Cleaning the ...
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Chef/Baker – Qestral Coastal Views (Part time), Nelson

25 hours per week • Monday 6:00am-2:30pm • Tuesday 6:00am-2:30pm • Sunday 8:00am-5:30pm Are you looking for an opportunity to fit work around life’s other commitments? If you’ve answered yes, then we want to hear from you! We are looking for an accomplished chef/baker that’s keen to share their passion and culinary skills. If you are warm and engaging with a can-do attitude, ...
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Cook - Senior living, Resthaven Resthome and Café on Burns - Cambridge

Fixed term for 2 months to cover for ACC leave 40 hours per week – Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00am – 5:30pm 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 confident Cook to join our team at Resthaven on Burns for a fixed term period to cover for ACC leave. Our kitchen at ...
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