About Amisfield
Situated on the shores of Lake Hayes with sweeping views of the surrounding mountains, Amisfield is an award winning restaurant and organic, set across a breathtaking 5-hectare property in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Internationally celebrated for its unique expression of place, Amisfield has been named to the Extended List – World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, and ranked #3 on Food & Wine’s Top International Restaurant List. It has also been awarded 3 Hats by the Cuisine Good Food Awards for four consecutive years, and recognised with the World’s Best Dining Experience by The Best Chef Awards. Executive Chef Vaughan Mabee has received the distinction of three knives from The Best Chef Awards.
Amisfield’s culinary philosophy is rooted in storytelling, drawing on the landscapes, wild ingredients, and cultural narratives of Aotearoa. The experience is finished with curated wine pairings from our single-estate, organic vineyard nestled beneath the Pisa Range.
About Amisfield Wines
At 92 hectares, Amisfield is the largest single-vineyard estate in Central Otago. Our organic practices and deep respect for the land produce wines of remarkable character, showcased across a diversity of varietals and vintages. Amisfield was named Riedel Vineyard of the Year 2024, Sustainable Vineyard of the Year 2023 (NZ Organic Wine Awards), and Winery of the Year in both 2022 and 2020. Our wines are a true reflection of time and place — expressive, precise, and designed to evolve.
About The Role
Amisfield is currently interviewing for positions of Server. We are after individuals that bring professionalism to their job, and are enthusiastic, mindful and passionate about the place they work and the job they choose to work in. You will be providing our customers with an unrivalled dining experience, with duties such as:
- service of food and drinks
- cleaning, setting and preparing tables
- providing menus and wine lists and answering any questions knowledgeably
- taking and filling the guest's food & beverage orders
- cleaning and polishing cutlery and glasses
- interacting with our customers and educating them about the company, our wine and our wine club
About You
We believe our people are our greatest assets - our philosophy of being an exceptional employer plays an important part in providing you with job satisfaction, allowing you to focus on ensuring the guests of our restaurant receive a dining experience that will excite, challenge, entertain and satisfy.
We are looking for those that have the following attributes:
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A great team-player approach with the passion and hunger to become knowledgeable on NZ food, wine and service
- Can demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and interact with a high volume of customers
- Ideally at least 6 months experience in a customer service, hospitality and/or wine-focused role to help you ease into your new position here with us creating exceptional dining
- Selling skills, food safety knowledge and food and drink service skills would all be highly regarded
- A current General Managers Certificate, or a minimum 6 months experience in a licensed premises in NZ would be an advantage
When you join our team, you will be rewarded with a beautiful place to work and competitive pay. We offer our team full-time hours (30+ hrs per week) and a great wage. You will also enjoy exciting benefits that include a generous wine allowance, company funded healthcare and life insurance, relocation assistance (if needed) and fantastic discounts on dining, wine and golf, to name just a few!
If you wish to work in this dynamic, challenging, and busy environment and have the attributes above, we'd love to hear from you.
