Kitchen Attendant

Cazalys; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Barassi's at Cazalys Cairns is hiring casual Kitchen Attendants to support a busy kitchen team in Cairns. The venue operates seven days with all‑day dining from 9am to 9pm, offering a value-for-money menu. You will work alongside chefs and fellow attendants, focusing on dishwashing and maintaining a clean, hygienic kitchen in line with food safety procedures.

Availability is crucial, especially weekends, with some public holiday shifts. Australian work rights are required.

Qualifications

• Able to work in a large, busy kitchen team.
• Able to take direction from chefs.
• Reliable and hard-working.
• Able to prioritise and keep up under pressure.
• Capable of the physical tasks: standing, bending, lifting and carrying kitchen items.

Responsibilities

• Wash and sanitise plates, utensils and equipment following procedures.
• Keep workstations and the scullery clean during shifts.
• Pack away and rotate stock as directed by the chefs.
• Remove rubbish, waste and recycling from the kitchen and passageways and dispose of it correctly.
• Clean the kitchen as needed during service and sweep/mop at the end of each shift.

Skills

Team player

Physical fitness

Safety conscious

Under pressure

Job description

Barassi's at Cazalys Cairns is one of the largest dining rooms in Cairns, and a regular catch-up spot for our members and guests.

The role

We're looking for casual Kitchen Attendants to join our kitchen team as Barassi's gets busier every week. The restaurant is open seven days, with all-day dining from 9am to 9pm and a broad club menu built on good food and value for money.

You'll work alongside our chefs and kitchen attendants, looking after the dishwashing and keeping the kitchen clean and hygienic, following our food safety procedures.

Duties

• Wash and sanitise plates, utensils and cooking equipment following our procedures
• Keep workstations and the scullery clean throughout your shift
• Pack away and rotate stock as directed by the chefs
• Remove rubbish, waste and recycling from the kitchen and passageway, and dispose of it correctly
• Clean the kitchen as needed during service, and sweep and mop at the end of each shift

About you

• Comfortable working in a large, busy kitchen team
• Able to take direction from chefs
• Reliable and hard-working
• Able to prioritise and keep up under pressure
• Can safely perform the physical requirements of the role, including prolonged standing, bending, lifting and carrying kitchen items, with reasonable adjustments where required.

Availability

Weekend availability is essential, particularly Friday to Sunday evenings, with shifts finishing around [finish time]. You'll also be asked to work some public holidays.

Australian work rights are required.