Operations Co-ordinator

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Chefs On The Run Full time

We have a vacancy for an Operations Coordinator to join our Brisbane team. The ability to start in a short time frame will be highly valued. You must have unrestricted rights to work in Australia & not require sponsorship. The role involves -

Recruiting, managing and providing feedback to casual personnel

Managing existing relationships with clients in the hospitality & tourism, catering, Aged Care & Health, Childcare and Mining sectors

Marketing the services of the company on phones (weekly check-ins and cold calling), via email and getting out on the road Tuesday to Thursday every third week

Operations team members work a rotating three week roster – a week managing the bookings and allocations of personnel (including being on call from 6am to 10pm Mon-Sun), a week supporting the person running bookings and a week marketing (including 3 days on the road)

Learning to operate the company's Booking System and interfaces with client booking systems & portals, and monitoring a broad range of compliance requirements – particularly in the Aged Care & Health environment

Working closely with our Admin & Finance team to ensure all payroll and invoicing activities are able to be completed accurately and in a timely manner

Understanding the categories and duties associated with the industry sectors we supply, including Food Safety and COVID/Health best practice.

Dealing professionally with Client and Staff complaints with the support of the State Manager and General Manager

Attending our East Brisbane office Monday to Friday.

The role requires -

A strong understanding of the hospitality & tourism catering sectors- in the context of food service & preparation and the kitchen environment

Ability to interview, recruit and coordinate casual personnel rosters of 200 plus people

Commitment to understanding client requirements and matching personnel to both the role and client environment

Good telephone communication skills, competent email and written communication skills

Ensuring company procedures are followed and communicated to casual personnel

The ability to resolve client issues quickly and efficiently

Strong attention to detail

Capacity to manage frustration where staff or clients change plans at the last minute

Strong time management and organisation skills

Strong knowledge of Brisbane suburbs

Full Driver's License

Must be ok with being on call every 3rd week

Working with a company that knows & cares about you

Ability to continue to work in industry but with better hours

Great team environment

Ongoing support from management

Free onsite parking

CHEFS ON THE RUN is one of Australia's premier casual Hospitality & Catering personnel suppliers. We have a proud track record of supplying quality temporary chefs and hospitality staff around Australia since 1990.

We supply Aged Care, Hospitality & Tourism, Catering and Mining sites around Australia with people who may be required for anything from one shift to a month or more. From our offices in Melbourne. Sydney & Brisbane we supply clients all over Australia - mainly in the eastern States. Our work requires getting to know both our employees and our clients - and being able to match the skills and temperaments of our people to our clients' requirements.

We spend a lot of time on the phones and one week in three this role requires someone to be out on the road talking to current, previous and potential new clients. It is a very people-oriented role and one that suits someone with an outgoing personality and attention to detail.

The Operations Team in each State is made up of three people, one State Manager and two Operations Coordinators. All three rotate through the three week roster, so that everyone is multi-skilled and the requirement to be in the bookings hot-seat and on call is shared.

If this role sounds like you, please send your resume and a brief covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to [emailprotected]

We will shortlist and start interviews very swiftly.

Applications Close Friday 29th August unless the role is filled earlier.

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Human Resources & Recruitment 101-1,000 employees

Chefs on the Run Australia Pty Ltd was established in January 1990 to provide the Tourism, Hospitality, Aged Care & Health, Child Care, Mining & Catering Industries with a dependable source of casual, temporary and emergency personnel.

The founders believed that the Industry needed to be able to source properly trained professionals on short notice. Hospitality professionals who could walk in at a moment's notice and provide the necessary skills to assist a site get through a shift, week or month when they needed support.

Chefs On The Run believes in looking after everyone with whom we come into contact - the individuals who work for us and the clients we strive to supply.

Chefs on the Run Australia Pty Ltd was established in January 1990 to provide the Tourism, Hospitality, Aged Care & Health, Child Care, Mining & Catering Industries with a dependable source of casual, temporary and emergency personnel.

The founders believed that the Industry needed to be able to source properly trained professionals on short notice. Hospitality professionals who could walk in at a moment's notice and provide the necessary skills to assist a site get through a shift, week or month when they needed support.

Chefs On The Run believes in looking after everyone with whom we come into contact - the individuals who work for us and the clients we strive to supply.

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