Mercy Food Services is excited to offer multiple opportunities for Chefs to join our team at Mater Rockhampton, with both permanent and casual roles available.

Salary range: $33.19 - $34.67(Operational Level 3) per hour, plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits!

What you’ll be doing

Your duties will include:

• Under the guidance of the Head Chef, prepare and cook main meals/desserts and vegetables as per recipes and daily production schedule
• Complete traditional and Kettle food preparation, cooking and chilling of products as per daily production requirements
• Portion and label product before cooking/ chilling and distribution
• Prepare and complete documentation relating to Safe Food Production as per the Food Safety Plan documentation
• Assist with Recipe Development
• Assist and guide workplace Trainees/Apprentices as required
• Conduct daily kitchen environmental cleaning
• Accept, adhere and promote Workplace Health and Safety requirements, appropriate standards and risk management guidelines to ensure health and safety obligations are met to maintain a safe working environment

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• TAFE qualified Catering/Cooking certificate or equivalent
• Knowledge of Cook/Chill processes
• Demonstrated experience in bulk food preparation, including vegetable and dessert cooking
• Ability to read, follow and understand recipes, recipes methods and products being utilised for production
• Demonstrated knowledge of Food Safety (HACCP) Principles
• An ability to achieve goals and objectives with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable:

• Certificate in occupational hygiene
• Previous catering experience in a Health or Aged Care organisation
• Experience with cook/chill processes

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
• Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

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