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What this job is
Food preparation assistants support kitchen operations in food service venues by performing routine food handling, assembly, and cleaning tasks under supervision. They work in commercial kitchens, cafés, catering facilities, or institutional food services, preparing ingredients, assembling simple dishes, and maintaining food safety and hygiene standards. This role requires basic manual dexterity and adherence to workplace food safety regulations.
Pay
A$1,380 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
- Active Listeningcore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Clean kitchen equipmentcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Carry out stock rotation
- Check deliveries on receipt
- Clean surfaces
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
- Goods Receipt Processing
- Incident Reporting
- Problem Solving
- Regulatory and Legislative Awareness
- Stock Counting and Stocktake