Kitchen Hand

Baptist Care; City Of Rockingham; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Medibank health insurance discount

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Aurum Catering in Rockingham, WA is hiring a casual Kitchen Hand to support kitchen operations in residential care facilities. You will prepare, serve, and help deliver high-quality food while adhering to SOPs and safety standards. Weekend availability is required, with a mix of shifts during mornings, days, and evenings.

We value teamwork, detailed service, and a commitment to safety and hygiene. A Cert III in Cookery or Hospitality is preferred; pre-employment checks apply.

Qualifications

• Alignment to organisational values and customer focus.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and commitment to great service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid understanding of HACCP/food safety.

Responsibilities

• Deliver friendly, attentive service to customers and support in delivering quality products.
• Prepare food and beverages to SOPs/duty statements.
• Complete cleaning tasks as directed by SOPs or Chef on duty.
• Advise Chef on duty of catering-related issues as required.
• Complete operational cleaning tasks as required or directed.
• Attend team meetings as required.

Skills

Values alignment

Autonomous work

Customer service

Communication

HACCP knowledge

Pre-employment medical

Police check

Education

Cert III in Cookery or Hospitality preferred

Job description

• Located in Rockingham
• Salary Packaging to all eligible employees
• Casual Position with consistent weekend hours in Rockingham and additional shifts in surrounding locations

Why join us?

• Salary Packaging (up to $18,550 tax-free) to all eligible employees
• Values-based organisation
• First-class training and development opportunities
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and our Wellness Program
• Discounts on Medibank health insurance

About your new role:

The purpose of the Kitchen Hand is to provide friendly, attentive, and efficient service and products to our valued customers. The Kitchen Hand is responsible for assisting in the delivery of high-quality products whilst adhering to the policies and procedures of Aurum.

Roster:

The successful applicant for this position will be able to work weekends from 10:00 to 18:00 and then also a mix of morning and afternoon/evening shifts between 6am and 9pm during the week.

Duties:

• Deliver consistent high-quality customer service to both internal and external customers to the prescribed service standards.
• Prepare food and beverage products to the prescribed standard operating procedures/ duty statement.
• Complete cleaning tasks as prescribed by the standard operating procedures/ duty statement or as directed by the Chef on duty.
• Advise Chef on duty of any catering-related issues and needs where required.
• Complete any operational cleaning requirements as required or directed by the Chef on duty.
• Attend team meetings as required.

Skills and Experience:

• The ability to align to our Values
• The ability to work both autonomously and as part of a high-performing team
• A passion for delivering great service and a fantastic eye for detail
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• A good understanding of HACCP/food safety programs
• Cert III in Cookery or Hospitality preferred
• Capacity to lift up to 20kg
• Willingness to undergo a pre-employment medical
• Ability to pass a National Police Check

Previous experience working in hospitality, or within a commercial kitchen is highly desirable but not essential.

About us

Aurum Catering provides quality services to residential care facilities throughout Western Australia. We pride ourselves on exceeding customer expectations by consistently improving the standard of food and beverages that we offer.

Our focus is not limited to our clients, but also your well-being and career growth. We aim to support you to achieve a fulfilling career with first-class training and development opportunities.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. The more diversity we have, the more unique perspectives and creative ideas we share. Therefore, we embrace people of different age, religion, sexual orientation or identity, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.

Successful candidates will be subject to a variety of background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening check and a pre-employment medical.