Tuckshop Convenor/Manager

Work Initiatives; Rockhampton Regional; Sur place; AUD 60 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

No weekends, split shifts or night Sh

School holidays off

Autonomy to run the kitchen

Supportive school community

Résumé du poste

Work Initiatives in Rockhampton, QLD is seeking an organized, hands-on tuckshop manager to own and elevate a high-volume school food service. You will lead a dedicated team and ensure premium-quality meals for staff and students.

The role offers true autonomy, a focus on hygiene and safety, and engagement with the school community. If you bring leadership, kitchen experience, and a proactive attitude, you’ll thrive in this supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a food service team in a high-volume setting.
• Experience running a school tuckshop, commercial kitchen, or catering.
• Strong attention to detail and cleanliness.

Responsabilités

• Run daily tuckshop operations to premium standards.
• Lead, motivate and manage the tuckshop team.
• Oversee food prep of wraps, salads, hot lunches, baked items.
• Maintain hygiene to top food safety standards.
• Manage stock, ordering and daily banking; oversee online ordering.
• Provide monthly written updates for P&C meetings on finances and equipment.

Connaissances

Leadership

Kitchen management

Quality control

Office software

Customer interaction

Safety compliance

Outils

Online ordering app

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

About Us

With over 1,200 students and staff, our tuckshop is a bustling, high-volume food service hub. We strive for excellent, high standards of food quality, presentation, and hygiene. We are looking for an experienced, organised and motivated manager to take ownership of our tuckshop, lead our dedicated team and continue building a food service that our school community can be proud of.

The Role

We are looking for an organised, highly capable, hands-on and community-minded manager who takes genuine pride in their work and knows how to run an efficient, well-organised kitchen. This is your kitchen. You will have the autonomy to elevate our service, lead your team, oversee daily operations and ensure our staff and students enjoy healthy, premium-quality food service every day.

What You'll Do Every Day:

• Take Full Ownership: Run the daily operations of the tuckshop, ensuring everything runs smoothly, efficiently, and to a premium standard.
• Lead a Team: Guide, manage, and motivate our tuckshop team to maintain a professional, positive, and high-performing workplace.
• Fresh, High-Quality Food Prep: Oversee and actively participate in the daily preparation of fantastic food, ensuring fresh wraps, salads, hot lunches, and baked treats are always made to an exceptional standard as well as bringing your ideas and skills to build on our in-house baked options.
• Flawless Hygiene: Keep the kitchen, workspaces, and service areas sparkling clean and fully compliant with top-tier food safety standards.
• The Business Side: Handle stock management, ordering, and precise daily banking and managing our online ordering system.
• P&C Partnership: Provide a clear monthly written update for our P&C meetings to report on financials, suggest great menu additions, and keep us in the loop on equipment needs.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven Leadership: At least 2 years of experience managing and supervising a team in a food service environment. You know how to lead by example and keep a team motivated.
• Kitchen Expertise: At least 2 years of experience running a kitchen in a school tuckshop, commercial kitchen, or high-volume catering business.
• High Standards: An eye for detail, excellent organisational skills, and a refusal to cut corners when it comes to quality and cleanliness.
• Computer Skills: Experience in Microsoft Office and confidence to learn new programs (Eg. online ordering app)
• The Right Attitude: A proactive, "can-do" mindset. You are warm, professional, and love interacting positively with school staff and students.
• Safety Check: A current Queensland Working with Children Blue Card (or willingness and eligibility to obtain one before you start).

Why You’ll Love Working with Us:

• No weekends, split shifts or nightshift
• School Holidays Off! Enjoy school holidays off with your family (aside from a day or two of prep just before the new term starts).
• True Autonomy: We trust you to lead. If you have a passion for food and want the freedom to run a high-quality kitchen your way, this is it.
• A Great Environment: Work within a supportive community where your professional standards will be highly valued and appreciated.

Applications close at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, 28 October 2026.