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 90 food establishments nationwide! With a team of over 550 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, Integrity, 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

Catering Assistant – Aged Care, Paraparaumu

Casual position 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 service of the main lunch and evening ...
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Cook, Fonterra Eltham

Full time (Monday to Friday) Are you a passionate foodie who knows their way around a café and prides themself on great customer service? We have an awesome opportunity for an enthusiastic, dedicated, and experienced cook to join our café team and help us deliver the best food experience in the industry to staff and contractors based at the Fonterra Factory in Eltham. What you’ll ...
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Barista Manager - Mt Wellington, Auckland

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? Love good coffee and working with people? Cater Plus is on the hunt for a passionate Barista Manager to run our cafe located at the Lab Test Office in Mt Wellington. This is a fixed term contract starting early November through to early April 2025 to cover extended leave. Cater Plus is proud to be the service provider for Lab Test, a company ...
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Casual Catering Assistant - Cambridge Resthaven

Casual Position to suit your studies or lifestyle We are seeking 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 Cambridge Resthaven where we cater for 100 residents daily across two sites (Vogel Street and Burns Street). This is a casual role to work as and when required, ...
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Catering Assistant - Cambridge Resthaven

Fulltime 40hrs across a 7 day rotational roster Are you an energetic team player with a can-do attitude and a friendly smile? Do you thrive in a busy, fast paced, and dynamic environment? We are seeking 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 Cambridge Resthaven where ...
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Chef - Craighead Diocesan School, Timaru

41 hours per week Sunday – Thursday – term time only (Monday to Thursday 11.30am-8pm & Sunday 10am-7.30pm) This position caters for a hearty home-style evening meal for the 120 boarders at Craighead Diocesan School. It is ideal for an individual with a passion for food and excellent service, who prides themself on producing consistently delicious meals time and time again. This is a ...
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Chef, Kraft Heinz - Kings Street

• Full Time (Monday to Friday 5am – 12pm) • Weekends and public holidays off • No late nights Are you an experienced chef and passionate foodie looking for your next challenge in a role that offers true work-life balance, competitive remuneration, and an opportunity to really make your mark? Come and join our café team, catering for the staff working on this large industrial ...
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Cook/Catering Assistant - New Plymouth

Monday to Friday (term time only - 40 weeks p/a) 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’ ...
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Café Assistant, Kapiti Retirement Village Cafe - Wellington

Tuesday and Friday (10am – 2pm) Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to fit around life’s other commitments? Do you enjoy working with people and making their day by serving exceptional food and crafted coffee? We are on the hunt for a motivated and responsible individual with outstanding customer service and experience making coffee, to join our cafe team at Metlifecare ...
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Kitchen Assistant – Aged Care Kitchen, Newtown, Wellington

40 hours per week (as rostered Monday to Sunday) Are you looking for a new challenge within a friendly and supportive team environment. We have an opportunity for a reliable and energetic individual with a friendly can-do attitude to join our kitchen team at Te Hopai Home and Hospital where we serve over 900 meals every day to the 150 residents. Come and help us deliver the best food ...
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Chef – Selwyn Village, Auckland

Cater Plus is proud to be the new 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. The role Are you an experienced chef and passionate ...
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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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Catering Assistant - Asahi Beverages, Papakura

We are seeking a team player with a passion for people and great food. This is a part time role, 20-hour per week (Monday to Friday 11.00am to 3pm). Asahi is an in-house cafeteria located at Asahi Beverages in Papakura, Auckland. This is a sole charge position taking responsibility for the café once the Site Manager has finished for the day. We are looking for a passionate and ...
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Chef – Industrial Cafeteria, Hastings

Monday to Friday Cater Plus is proud to be the catering service provider for Heinz Watties, a Hastings based producer of frozen and packaged fruit, vegetables, sauces, baby food, cooking sauces, dressings and pet foods. We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated Chef to join our cafe team. Whilst initially based at the Tomoana site and working the morning shift, flexibility ...
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Kitchen Staff and Cleaners – Boarding School, New Plymouth

Casual Positions Do you thrive in a busy, fast paced environment and have a passion for providing an outstanding customer service? Are you warm and engaging with a can-do attitude and friendly smile? As the food service provider for New Plymouth Girls’ High School, we cater for approximately 110 students who board on site during the school term, as well as operate the school cafeteria, ...
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Casual Cook – Aged Care, Wellington

Are you an accomplished home cook looking to pick up casual work as and when required? We are on the lookout for a passionate Cook who would enjoy the opportunity to share their culinary skills with the 150 residents at Te Hopai Home and Hospital, located in Newtown, Wellington. This position does not require a qualified chef as you will be working as part of a team and to a set menu. It ...
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Head Chef - Selwyn Village, Auckland

Chef Manager – Griffins Snacks, Wiri

Monday to Friday (5.30am – 2.00pm) An exciting opportunity for a passionate and hands on Chef and Café Superstar who is ready for a new challenge. We have a vacancy for a dynamic Chef with strong cabinet food repertoire to manage the kitchen and run our in-house cafe located at Griffins Snacks in Wiri; manufacturer of many iconic kiwi potato crisps and corn snacks. This is a sole charge ...
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Catering Assistant/Barista - Palmerston North

Monday to Friday, 7am – 1pm Love good coffee, working with people and work/life balance? Cater Plus is on the hunt for a passionate café assistant to join our close knit team serving the staff on site at Fonterra Research and Development Centre in Palmerston North. To be successful in this role you will be warm and engaging with a can-do attitude and friendly nature. You will join a ...
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Catering Assistant - Banbury Park

Part time and casual positions Are you an energetic team player with a can-do attitude and a friendly smile? Cater Plus is proud to be the new food service provider for Banbury Park, Qestral Corporations’ newest premium lifestyle village, located in Halswell, Christchurch. The Qestral goal is to offer New Zealand retirees comfortable, stylish living … along with opportunities to ...
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Casual Cook – Claud Switzer, Kaitaia

Are you an experienced cook looking to join our team in Kaitaia? We are on the lookout for a passionate and experienced Cook 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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Chef Manager - Aged Care Kitchen, Te Kuiti

40 hours per week over 7-day roster Do you have a passion for preparing and delivering a top-notch food service? Do you have the skills and the know-how to work in an aged care kitchen? Yes, then we want to hear from you. Cater Plus is proud to be the food service provider for Hillview, a 52 bed aged residential care home based in Te Kuiti, and we are seeking an experienced chef to lead ...
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