Food Services Cook OO3

Queensland Health (Organisation site)

Coopers Plains

Cook with Purpose in a Hospital Team That Makes a Difference Every Day

Join Metro South Health’s Food Services team and help deliver safe, nutritious and high-quality meals that support patient care and wellbeing in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Job details

| Salary Other | $35.04 - $37.09 p.h | | Job duration | See Job Details | | Contact person | Letitia Green | | Contact details | 07 3182 6393 Access the National Relay Service |

Your new role:

Join a supportive and fast-paced hospital food services team where you will play an important role in delivering safe, nutritious and high-quality meals to patients and staff.

• Prepare, cook and present meals in line with standard recipes, dietary requirements and food safety standards.
• Support food production across a variety of service areas, including texture modified and special dietary meals.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness while following safe food handling and allergen management processes.
• Contribute to efficient kitchen operations through teamwork, stock rotation, accurate documentation and meeting meal service deadlines.

About you:

We are looking for a reliable and team-focused cook who is passionate about food quality, safety and delivering excellent service in a healthcare environment.

• Demonstrated experience preparing and cooking meals in a commercial kitchen or food production environment.
• Sound understanding of food safety principles, safe food handling and dietary compliance requirements.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment while managing time and meeting production schedules.
• Flexible, adaptable and committed to maintaining high standards of quality, safety and customer service across all areas of food production.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• MS06683127 (PDF)

  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)

  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)