Food Production Worker

Do you have experience as a cook, chef or food production team member? Confident following recipes and working with large batch production? Join our wholesale dessert kitchen in Stafford, QLD.

We make delicious plant based slices, cakes and protein balls that are shipped across Australia. We’re a fast paced, respectful team that works hard and keeps things clean.

THE ROLE:

You’ll be hands on in the production of our desserts, including:

• Producing our brownies, cakes, slices and other desserts from large batch recipe sheets
• Accurately weighing and measuring ingredients to ensure every batch is consistent
• Mixing, lifting and pouring large batches, including 10L buckets of mixture onto large trays and slabs
• Operating commercial equipment including mixers, large kettles, depositor machines and Robot Coupe food processors
• Slicing dessert slabs and rolling protein balls
• Assembling, decorating and finishing desserts to our high presentation standards. Our products are known for their consistent, polished finish, so attention to detail and consistency is essential.
• Packing, labelling and boxing finished products
• Setting up, cleaning and packing down equipment and production areas, including dishwasher and end of day cleaning
• Regular heavy lifting of 14kg to 25kg ingredient boxes, buckets and dessert slabs

DETAILS:

Start time is 7am, with a 15 minute morning break and a 30 minute lunch. We wrap up at approximately 3:30pm, Monday to Friday. No weekend work.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• At least 2 years’ experience as a cook, chef, baker or in a commercial food production environment.
• Confident with large batch recipes. You can weigh and measure accurately, follow recipe sheets carefully and understand that consistency matters.
• Comfortable with physical production work. This is a hands on role involving lifting, pouring, mixing and being on your feet throughout the day.
• Solid food hygiene knowledge. You know how to keep things spotless and food safe.
• Positive attitude. You enjoy being part of a team, take direction well and contribute to a good work environment.
• Proactive. If something needs doing, you get onto it without being asked, or speak up if you notice an issue.
• Communicates clearly. You ask questions when you’re unsure, let the team know if there’s a problem and keep everyone informed so production runs smoothly.
• Reliable. You turn up ready to work, follow through on your responsibilities and take pride in doing a good job.

HOURS & PAY:

Rate: $35 per hour
Shifts: 7am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday only
Available: 3 to 5 shifts per week.

NEXT STEPS:

If this sounds like your kind of role and you meet the criteria above, please apply. Be sure to answer all the questions on the next page.

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Job Type: Casual

Pay: $35.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Do you have unrestricted working rights in Australia (i.e. you are not on a student or working holiday visa)?
• What appeals to you about working in this role?
• Tell us about your experience following recipes in a commercial kitchen. Are you confident weighing ingredients accurately and producing large batches?
• In a few sentences, tell us about your experience as a cook, chef, baker or in food production. What did your day to day role involve?
• Our shifts start at 7:00am in Stafford, Monday to Friday. Are you available to work these hours reliably, and how many days per week are you looking for (3 to 5)? (Let us know if there are particular days you are available)

Experience:

• Food preparation: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• Fluent English (Required)

Work Location: In person