Kitchen Hand | Saint Haven Black | Toorak
ABOUT SAINT HAVEN
Saint Haven is redefining the private club experience, bringing together exceptional hospitality, considered design and six-star personalised service.
With established clubs in Melbourne and an exciting expansion underway in Toorak, Saint Haven continues to set a new benchmark for premium private club experiences.
As part of our Toorak expansion, we are seeking a reliable and hands-on Kitchen Hand to join our culinary team at Haven Wholefoods, our premium organic wholefoods restaurant.
This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team and contribute to an exceptional food and hospitality offering within one of Australia's most distinctive private clubs.
THE POSITION
As a Kitchen Hand at Haven Wholefoods, you will play an integral role in supporting the daily operation of our kitchen, ensuring the team has everything required to deliver an exceptional food offering.
Working closely with our chefs, you will maintain impeccable kitchen standards, assist with food preparation, manage deliveries and ensure the kitchen operates efficiently throughout service.
Haven Wholefoods will operate seven days a week, offering breakfast and lunch alongside premium takeaway meals and catering.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain exceptional kitchen cleanliness, hygiene and food safety standards at all times.
- Assist chefs with basic food preparation and general kitchen duties.
- Receive, unpack and correctly store deliveries, ensuring stock is organised and accessible.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization across kitchen workstations, equipment, storage and refrigeration areas.
- Assist with waste management, dishwashing and end-of-day kitchen closing procedures.
- Support the kitchen team during busy service periods, ensuring an efficient and seamless operation.
- Work collaboratively with kitchen and front-of-house teams to maintain the high standards expected at Saint Haven.
ABOUT YOU
You are dependable, proactive and take pride in maintaining exceptional standards. You enjoy working in a fast-paced kitchen environment and understand the importance of teamwork, consistency and attention to detail.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- 1-2 years' experience in a kitchen hand, commercial cleaning or similar hospitality role.
- An understanding of commercial kitchen hygiene, food safety and cleaning procedures.
- The ability to assist with basic food preparation, stock handling and general kitchen operations.Strong organization and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks.
- A hands-on approach and willingness to support the broader kitchen team wherever required.
- Reliability, initiative and a strong work ethic.
- The ability to work efficiently under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.
- A genuine interest in quality food, organic ingredients and premium hospitality.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Exclusive Saint Haven membership.
- Career progression and development opportunities.
- Paid parental leave.
- Birthday leave.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
- Exclusive team member pricing across GURNER Group hospitality venues.
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