We currently have an opportunity for a Food Services Supervisor. Join our Health and Education team and play a key role in ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality food services that support patient care at Bendigo Hospital. Reporting to the Food Services Manager, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

We currently have an opportunity for a Food Services Supervisor. Join our Health and Education team and play a key role in ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality food services that support patient care at Bendigo Hospital. Reporting to the Food Services Manager, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

This is a casual position, with a preference for availability during PM shifts to support peak service delivery times.

What You'll Do (key responsibilities)

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Supervise Food Service employees to ensure compliance with the Downer Food Safety Program and service specifications.
• Support and coordinate daily food service operations, including rostering, payroll, and inventory management.
• Liaise with internal teams such as Ward Services, Stores, and Chefs to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Communicate with external stakeholders including Bendigo Health representatives and Dieticians to meet dietary and service requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance food service quality and efficiency.
  
  What You'll Bring (experience required)
  
• Previous experience in a food service supervisory or leadership role, ideally in a healthcare or hospitality environment.
• Strong understanding of food safety standards and compliance requirements.
• Experience with rostering, payroll administration, and stock management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and support a team in a fast-paced environment.
  
  Why Downer?
  
  At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.
  
  What It Means to Belong at Downer
  
  We're proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:
• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally, you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
  
  You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
  We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
  
  We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.
  
  As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
  
  If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know - we're here to help you put your best foot forward.
  
  How to Apply
  
  Click "APPLY" and please include your:
• Current CV/resume
• Copies of relevant licences/qualifications (e.g. Food Safety Supervisor Certificate)
• Proof of Australian working rights
  
  Please note that pre-employment checks are required and may include:
• National Police Check
• Employment reference checks