About the role

Mater Health Services Food Services team is currently seeking experienced hospitality workers to join their team on a permanent, part-time and casual basis. This role provide opportunity to work across our South Brisbane campus.

The Food Services team are responsible for providing highest standards of service to our patients and service partners, this is a fast-paced environment best suited to candidates with a strong team focus who enjoy work that is diverse and requires the prioritisation of tasks.

What you’ll be doing

As the Food Service Assistant duties include serving meals and beverages to patients, following meal reports and work schedules, tray assembly according to meal requests, cleaning and washing up responsibilities and when required support the Café team with meal preparation and coffee making.

Dining Host: This position is responsible for the delivery of food and trays to all wards and collection of trays from all wards. This role requires walking and pushing trolleys. 

Pantry Hand: This position is responsible for the ordering & delivery of department & patients pantries. 7 Department wards & 6 patient wards. The position is constant & involves a lot of walking & lighting no more than 5kilos.

Pot Wash: It is their duty to clean all kitchen utensils, pots, pans, serving dishes, as well as kitchen machinery, floors, walls, fridges, shelving, and other areas in the kitchen, storerooms, and food preparation areas on a daily basis.

Chef/Cook: Reporting to the Kitchen Supervisor, this important role will see you providing high volume meals for our patients and staff as a part of a very busy environment and a member of a supportive team.

Plating Line: Food plating involves the art of arranging and garnishing food and trays prior to delivery. 

About you

The successful applicant will possess:

• Food Handlers Certificate – or willing to obtain one
• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen or food services
• An understanding of Infection Control Guidelines and willingness to learn
• Previous experience working in a hospital environment would be an advantage
• The right to work in Australia

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.