About the role

Salary Range: $30.48 - $33.05 plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

Mercy Food Service Rockhampton is seeking applications for an enthusiastic, customer service focused Food Service Assistant / Kitchen Hand to join the team in a permanent, part-time capacity. Work hours will be weekdays, standards business hours. No weekend or night shifts required. 

If you are interested in working as part of a dynamic, friendly team, this is the move for you!

Providing the highest standards of service to our patients and service partners, this is a fast-paced role that will be best suited to someone with a strong team focus, who enjoy work that is diverse and requires the prioritisation of tasks. 

Our Food Service Assistant shall be responsible for the scullery and assisting with the cleaning of pots and pans to provide a quality Food Service to customers.

What you’ll be doing

Food Service Assistant / Kitchen Hand you will be involved in a variety of activities throughout the day, including but not limited to:

• Assisting with general cleaning duties, including the cleaning of pots and pans
• Ensure that all sliced meat products are as per recipe requirements and are handled, recorded and documented
• Mince and puree meal product
• Ensure all cooked and minced meat product is in date prior to use
• Ensure all packaged product is correctly labelled/packaged and vacuumed sealed
• Take daily retention samples of food product
• Ensure all dispatch trolleys are not overloaded and are correctly labelled and filled
• Advise the Head Chef if production product is missing or unable to send an item
• Unload the cook/chill production trolleys onto food bank shelves ensuring product is correctly placed
• Liaise with the Head Chef to assist with co-ordination of kettle production schedules
• Maintain the retention samples and wastage sheets
• Ensure that all dispatch/food bank machines and equipment are correctly cleaned and sanitised after each use

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Understanding of food safety principles and basic hygiene
• An ability to achieve goals and objectives with minimal supervision
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills
• Certificate in Occupational Hygiene is desirable
• Previous experience in a comparable position highly desirable

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

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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.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.