Food Coordinator

• Job ID: 309984
• Date posted: 26/09/2025
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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:

- - $30.75 base hourly pay rate + penalty rates (including on weekends, public holidays, and late nights).
- 5 weeks' Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
- Rosters published 4 weeks in advance.
- 15% Co-worker discount
- Subsidised meals and complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
- Free uniforms provided
- Free Co-worker parking
- Bonus programme (where eligible)
- Benefits Membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support

Additional information:

- - This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight
- The internal job title for this role is IKEA Food Co-ordinator
- The Hiring Manager for this role is Christler Gemmuel Aclan - Food Operations Manager
- Applications close Thursday 9th October 2025
- 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 – 6:00am to 9:00pm. You also have the availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a month (both Saturday and Sunday).

About this work area

As a Food Coordinator your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- - Contributing to the implementation of global and national compliance standards to secure a safe environment for customers and co-workers.
- Ensuring that every customer has a consistent and excellent shopping experience by supporting the team to see through the customer's eyes.
- Applying the appropriate processes and actions daily to secure Food Safety, operational standards and reduce waste.
- Applying the retail foundation and sales steering tools to optimise commerciality and secure excellence in operations.
- Overseeing the daily operations of the commercial and/or operations team, including allocating tasks and coordinating breaks, while analysing processes to continually improve in daily operations and commercial activities.
- Contributing to the implementation of the unit business plan, IKEA Retail Food business plan and other action plans including the implementation of the global and national sustainability strategies.

As a Food Coordinator you have:

- - Demonstrated ability to coordinate the day-to-day operations on the floor and delegate tasks to others based on priorities.
- A customer centric mind-set, keeping the customer's experience at the forefront of everything you do.
- Dedication to customer satisfaction, acting upon feedback to provide a safe, healthy, affordable and joyful food experience.
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.

We need people like you

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