Kitchen Hand

Baptistcare; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging to eligible employees

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness program

Discounts on health insurance

Job summary

Aurum Catering is hiring a casual Kitchen Hand to support our operation in Pinjarra. The role involves serving customers, assembling food and beverages, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness.

Weekend availability is required, with shifts from 10:00 to 18:00 and additional weekday flexibility. Applicants should have a Cert III in Cookery or Hospitality preferred, be able to lift up to 20kg, and pass pre-employment medical and a National Police Check.

Qualifications

• Align to Aurum Catering values and work well in a team.
• Deliver friendly service with attention to detail and quality.
• Understand HACCP/food safety and follow SOPs.
• Strong communication, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment medical and police check.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Values alignment

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

HACCP knowledge

Education

Cert III in Cookery or Hospitality

Job description

• Located in Pinjara
• Salary Packaging to all eligible employees
• Casual Position with consistent weekend hours in Pinjarra 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.