Catering Supervisor

St John of God Berwick Hospital; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $18,550

12% Superannuation

Flexible work options

Employee discounts

Job summary

St John of God Berwick Hospital is seeking a proactive Catering Distribution Supervisor to lead the catering team and ensure high standards of patient meal service. You will oversee distribution operations, staff rostering, and resource allocation, delivering timely meals with excellent service.

The role requires strong people management, a commitment to food safety, and the ability to adapt in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Basic and Advanced Food Handling qualifications completed.
• Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards.
• Ability to lead, motivate and coordinate a team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily catering distribution operations.
• Supervise staff, rostering and resource allocation.
• Ensure timely preparation, delivery and service of meals.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Rostering

Food safety

Education

Basic Food Handling Certificate

Advanced Food Handling Certificate

Job description

St John of God Berwick Hospital – Berwick VIC

Permanent

St John of God Berwick Hospitalhas a total of 202 beds, 8 operating theatres, a cardiac/vascular laboratory and six birthing suites. The hospital provides a wide range of services caring for inpatients, outpatients and day patients across a range of specialties including cardiology, maternity, medical and surgical, offering state of the art equipment and facilities to our rapidly growing community. The hospital has a 16-bed Critical Care Unit with 6 Intensive Care beds and 10 Cardiac/HDU beds. Our aim is to deliver the very best in health care at our Berwick Hospital.

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and hands-on Catering Distribution Supervisor to join our Catering Services team on a permanent full-time basis. Working closely with the Executive Chef, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional patient meal services, ensuring high standards of quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. This position offers the opportunity to lead a dedicated team while contributing to a positive dining experience for patients across the hospital.

In this leadership role, you will oversee daily catering distribution operations, including staff supervision, rostering, and resource allocation. You will ensure catering activities are coordinated effectively, with a focus on the timely preparation, delivery, and service of meals. The successful candidate will bring strong organisational and people management skills, a commitment to excellent customer service, and the flexibility to support a dynamic healthcare environment.

Your skills and experience

You will have completed Basic and Advanced Food Handling qualifications to meet Food Safety Supervisor requirements and possess a strong understanding of food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness standards. You will also demonstrate the ability to lead, motivate, and coordinate a team, ensuring the delivery of efficient, high-quality catering services and an exceptional customer experience.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

Salary: $82,058 to $85,543 (pro rata for part time) plus 12% Superannuation

Permanent full-time, working 38 hours per week

Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation

A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.