About the role

Mercy Food Services Rockhampton is seeking enthusiastic, customer service-oriented Bakery Assistant to join our team in a permanent, part-time capacity (30hrs p/w). Work hours are weekdays during standard business hours—no weekend or night shifts required with the possibility to pick up an extra day when other staff are on leave. 

If you're looking to be part of a friendly, dynamic team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

As a Bakery Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the highest standards of service are delivered to our customers and partners. This is a fast-paced, diverse role that requires strong teamwork skills and the ability to priorities tasks effectively.

Salary Range: $30.48 - $33.05 (OO level 2) per hour, plus superannuation, plus salary packaging access up to $15,900.

What you’ll be doing

As a Bakery Assistant you will be involved in a variety of activities throughout the day, including but not limited to:

• Assisting with general cleaning duties, including washing baking trays, utensils, and equipment
• Ensuring baked goods are prepared and packaged according to recipe specifications
• Managing inventory to ensure all bakery products are within their use-by dates
• Correctly labelling and vacuum-sealing packaged products
• Maintaining retention samples of baked goods for quality assurance
• Ensuring dispatch trolleys are correctly labelled, filled, and not overloaded
• Assisting with product placement and organization on food storage shelves
• Supporting the Head Baker with the coordination of production schedules
• Ensuring all bakery equipment is properly cleaned and sanitized 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
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

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. 

For further information specific to the position, please contact Scott Fraser – Manager of Mercy Food Service on scott.fraser@mater.org.au.