Casual Hospitality Assistant

Bega Cheese; Bega; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Purchased leave options

Salary continuance insurance

Job summary

Bega Cheese Heritage Centre in NSW is seeking a passionate Chef with front of house experience to lead café operations, prepare fresh menu items and deliver exceptional visitor experiences on-site. weekend availability is required, with responsibilities spanning both kitchen prep and guest-facing service.

The role emphasizes high standards in food safety, staff leadership, and consistent quality across meals and catering experiences for visitors and events.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in similar roles is highly regarded.
• Understands food safety and safe food-handling practices.
• Reliable, flexible and takes pride in their work.
• Excellent communication, organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Customer-focused with ability to lead during busy periods.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to daily front of house and café operations, ensuring exceptional customer service and a welcoming visitor experience.
• Prepare and present high-quality café meals, catering, and function offerings while maintaining consistent food quality and presentation standards.
• Manage and train team members, allocate tasks, assist with training, and provide leadership during busy service periods.
• Manage cash handling, POS transactions, stock control, ordering, and opening and closing procedures.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleanliness, and workplace compliance while working collaboratively across the kitchen and front of house teams.

Skills

Front of house experience

Food safety knowledge

Reliability & flexibility

Communication & organisation

Customer-focused leadership

Education

Related qualification

Job description

If you are curious & creative, invested in not only your own success but also the growth of others, and believe in building the Great Australian Food Company, then you might be the one for us!

• Opportunity to be a part of a leading dairy company
• Trusted and iconic food and beverage brands
• Working at Bega Cheese Heritage Centre

The Role

Our Lagoon Street site is situated in the Bega Valley Shire and is the original site of Bega Cheese. Located on the beautiful Sapphire coast, far south coast of NSW, Lagoon Street is still producing Australia's favourite cheese products – cheddar cheese, string cheese as well as butter.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Chef with front of house experience. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated hospitality professional who takes pride in creating high-quality food, delivering exceptional customer experiences, and maintaining the highest food safety standards.

Working within our café and hospitality operations, you will play a key role in preparing fresh, appealing and consistent food while contributing to a welcoming and memorable experience for visitors.

Please note that weekend availability is required!

Responsibilities

• Contribute to daily front of house and café operations, ensuring exceptional customer service and a welcoming visitor experience.
• Prepare and present high-quality café meals, catering, and function offerings while maintaining consistent food quality and presentation standards.
• Manage and train team members, allocate tasks, assist with training, and provide leadership during busy service periods.
• Manage cash handling, POS transactions, stock control, ordering, and opening and closing procedures.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleanliness, and workplace compliance while working collaboratively across the kitchen and front of house teams.

About you

• Previous experience in similar roles, related qualification is highly regarded.
• Understands food safety and safe food-handling practices
• Is reliable, flexible and takes pride in their work
• Excellent communication, organisation skill and attention to details
• Customer-focused with ability to lead during busy periods

Bega Group Story

Bega Group is home to many trusted and iconic food and beverage brands. Whether it’s VEGEMITE on toast, a Big M on the go or a Zooper Dooper on a hot day - you've probably grown up enjoying the iconic products we proudly manufacture every day.

Our growth story of becoming a successful ASX 200 listed company with an annual turnover in excess of $3 billion and approximately 4,000 employees, is made possible by our dedicated workforce who live and breathe our values every day. We have astrong regional focus and proudly support the communities where we work, live and play. At the Bega Group, we are proud of our heritage and will continue to build great opportunities to encourage our people to develop and thrive. Come and be a part of our success story as we continue to build The Great Australian Food Company through creating Great Food for a Better Future!

Life at Bega Group

Company culture and our values are very important to us. From flexible working arrangements and regular social catch ups, we’re committed to fostering a supportive and agile work environment for our team.

• Join a dedicated, forward-thinking and innovative culture
• Grow with us, through opportunities for career development and progression
• Contribute by giving back to your community through charities we partner with
• Access to mental and physical health programs through our wellbeing portal and programs
• Enjoy excellent employee benefits, including flexible working, purchased leave options and salary continuance insurance

Applications

The successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment medical.

At Bega Group, diversity and inclusion is a business priority, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the customers and communities that we serve. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to work at the Bega Group.

We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.