Kitchen & Meal Monitor (Kitchen Hand)

Veritus Research Pty; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual positions

Flexible shifts

Supportive team

Job summary

Veritus Research Pty is seeking a Kitchen Hand/Meal Monitor for our clinical trials facility in Bayswater, Melbourne. This casual role supports the clinical operations team in preparing and delivering meals that meet dietary and study requirements.

You will supervise meal areas, maintain hygiene, assist with stock management, and collaborate with Clinical staff to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service, kitchen operations, or hospitality.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
• Ability to follow protocols and maintain hygiene standards.
• Friendly, professional manner and good communication.
• Flexibility to meet changing schedules.
• Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident with full working rights.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, heat, and serve participant meals following dietary and study protocol requirements.
• Accurately identify and distribute meals to participants per study dietary instructions.
• Supervise meal areas to ensure food compliance.
• Maintain a clean, hygienic, and safe kitchen and meal service environment.
• Refill water stations and maintain utensils, crockery, and serving equipment.
• Support stock management, including ordering, receiving, and restocking food items.
• Follow food safety, infection control, and OH&S procedures.
• Assist the Clinical staff in completing clinical forms and documentation.
• Ad hoc cleaning services.
• Collaborate closely with clinical staff to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Other tasks under the direction of the Clinical Trial Centre Manager.

Skills

Food service experience

Job description

Veritus Research is looking for a Kitchen Hand/Meal Monitor to our state-of-the-art clinical trials facility in Bayswater. We have casual positions available at the time of this job posting.

This is a unique role for someone passionate about food safety, organisation, and participant care and helping ensure meals meet strict dietary and research requirements in a clinical trial setting. You will be supporting our clinical operations team by ensuring the safe, compliant, and timely preparation and delivery of meals to study participants.

Role Requirements:

• Prepare, heat, and serve participant meals following dietary and study protocol requirements.
• Accurately identify and distribute meals to participants per study dietary instructions.
• Supervise meal areas to ensure food compliance.
• Maintain a clean, hygienic, and safe kitchen and meal service environment.
• Refill water stations and maintain utensils, crockery, and serving equipment.
• Support stock management, including ordering, receiving, and restocking food items.
• Follow food safety, infection control, and OH&S procedures.
• Assisting the Clinical staff in completing clinical forms and documentation.
• Ad hoc cleaning services.
• Collaborate closely with clinical staff to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Other tasks under the direction of the Clinical Trial Centre Manager.

You’ll bring:

• Previous experience in food service, kitchen operations, or hospitality (highly regarded).
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
• Ability to follow protocols and maintain hygiene standards.
• A friendly, professional manner and strong communication skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet changing schedules.
• Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Residentwill full working rights.

Benefits of the Role:

• Join a fun, innovative, and motivated team – we work to support each other to grow our business