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What this job is
A cook prepares and cooks food in commercial kitchens such as restaurants, cafes, hotels, aged care facilities, schools, or hospitals. They work from recipes and kitchen briefs to produce consistent, safe meals that meet food quality, portion, and presentation standards. The role requires knowledge of food safety, cooking techniques, and kitchen equipment operation.
Pay
A$1,432 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Health Terminology Literacycore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workflow Prioritisationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Check deliveries on receipt
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
- Incident Reporting
- Process Improvement Identification
- Risk Identification
- Stock Counting and Stocktake
- Supplier Communication