Food Co-worker

**Job ID**: 258371

**Date posted**: 18/09/2024

**Our team within IKEA**

At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

**What you need to know**

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

- $27.35 base hourly pay rate
- Above award rates and penalty rates (including Sunday and Public Holidays)
- 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
- 15% Co-worker discount
- Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
- Co-worker uniform provided
- Free Co-worker parking
- Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
- Bonus programme (where eligible)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional Information:

- These roles are Permanent Part-time, 40 or 60hrs/fortnight.
- The shift times required to work will be spread between 7:30am to 7:30pm.
- As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts.
- You also have the availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a month (both Saturday and Sunday).

RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND KEY DATES
- We require adequate availability, without holidays booked, during the peak trading period (from mid-October to March) for this position.

**About this work area**

As an IKEA Food Co-worker your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Ensuring your area is efficiently maintained in compliance with food standards by keeping it clean and organised.
- Food preparation and cooking with a focus on food safety, controlling waste, and following production levels and cooking methods.
- Operating the industrial dishwashing machine and sorting cutlery.
- You must be comfortable standing and working at the sink, as this is where your main duties will preside.
- Prioritising strict cooking timelines and multi-tasking under pressure during rush hours.
- Using your IKEA Food knowledge to exceed customer expectations, confidently answering their questions so they can make informed purchase decisions.

As an IKEA Food Co-worker you are or have:

- Passionate, committed, and have a love for food in its quality and presentation.
- High customer-centric approach as you will focus on ensuring our customers have a positive dining experience.
- Experienced with working in a fast paced, hands-on environment. Previous hospitality and cookery experience is essential.
- Prior commercial cooking experience is required to be considered for this role.
- An energetic and team-focused approach as this department can become extremely busy.
- Able to follow strict IKEA Food and HACCP policies and daily operational routines around quality and food safety, including temperature and date checks.

**We need people like you**

At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us