Meet the Team

​There’s no recipe without a chef — or in this case, a couple of Bakers. Managing Director Simon Baker runs Jump Recruitment with his better half, Hayley.Simon has spent most of his life in hospitality; studying at CPIT, spending seven years managing busy bars and nightclubs in Europe, then returning to New Zealand to expand a business across the North Island and eventually open his own successful restaurant. However, Simon’s true calling was discovered in recruitment. Helping connect Kiwi re...

​Hayley is one half of the management team at Jump Recruitment, boasting years of experience in recruitment and retail/hospitality management.  She got a taste for hospitality at a young age, waitressing and bartending before working her way up to management roles. Hayley put herself through university, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Commercial Law and Management. After graduation she opened her first successful business, Recycle Boutique at the Tannery in Christchurch. S...

The new member of the Jump Recruitment Team. Years of experience in hospitality and the service industries.  Christine developed her service skills firstly as a nurse and then as an International Flight Attendant with British Airways based in London. On return to New Zealand worked in several roles including personal styling and presentation, vocational training, and hospitality.Christine went on to owning and running a couple of highly successful cafes including Vanilla Bean and Club Tower...