About the role

Mercy Food Services Rockhampton is seeking enthusiastic, customer service-oriented Food Service Assistant to join our team in a casual capacity. 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.

Salary range: $31.24 - $33.68 per hour plus 25% casual loading, plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

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

What you’ll be doing

As a Food Service 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.

You will be involved in a variety of activities throughout the day, including but not limited to:

• Assisting with general cleaning duties, including washing trays, utensils, and equipment
• Ensuring food goods are prepared and packaged according to recipe specifications
• Managing inventory to ensure all food products are within their use-by dates
• Correctly labelling and vacuum-sealing packaged products
• Maintaining retention samples of food goods for quality assurance
• Ensuring dispatch trolleys are correctly labelled, filled, and not overloaded
• Assisting with product placement and organisation on food storage shelves
• Supporting the Head Chef with the coordination of production schedules
• Ensuring all equipment is properly 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
• Enhance your expertise and credentials with exclusive discounts on postgraduate certificates through our university partnerships
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

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Applications close on Wednesday 19th March 2025. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

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.