Kitchen Hand – Organic Wholefoods Restaurant

About Us

GURNER Group Wellness

The GURNER Wellness Group is a global frontrunner in luxury, integrative wellness, and preventative healthcare, dedicated to curating transformative experiences that empower individuals to realise their fullest potential. Our mission is to nurture thriving communities, fostering human connection, elevated living, and self-empowerment.

At the heart of our offerings are the SAINT HAVEN private clubs—exclusive sanctuaries where scientific innovation meets time-honoured wisdom to achieve unparalleled wellness outcomes. Here, luxury, 6-star service, and efficacy seamlessly converge to support every member's journey toward optimal health and wellbeing.

With four prestigious locations in Melbourne and further clubs in the pipeline across Australia, GURNER Wellness Group is primed for exceptional growth. To help us deliver on this vision, we are searching for an extraordinary Kitchen Hand to join our kitchen team at our new City Road location.

The Position

As a Kitchen Hand in our Organic Wholefoods Restaurant, you'll be supporting and working very closely with our team to ensure the restaurant operations run very smoothly. You will thrive working in a team environment, have a keen interest in progressing your hospitality career and love working in a face paced and energetic environment.

Our restaurant will be open for breakfast and lunch service 7-days per week with take home meal options and catering available.

Your main responsibilities will include

• Adhering to the kitchen's hygiene processes and procedures
• Maintaining a clean working environment
• Assisting the kitchen team with prep jobs, packing away deliveries and collecting stock from dry stores and cool rooms for service.
• Assisting the kitchen team and front of house with the production and service of meals and drinks to the standards required.
• Ensuring the kitchen is closed effectively with waste management and shut down procedures followed effectively.
• Maintaining a healthy and cooperative relationship between the kitchen and front of house teams.

To be successful in this role, we require someone with the following skills and characteristics

• 1 to 2 years' experience as a kitchen hand or a related operations / cleaning role
• Ability to get involved in a variety of different tasks including food preparation, cleaning, stock control and day-to-day food safety administration
• Highly organised, a good communicator and problem solver and have a hands-on approach
• Customer focused and enjoy speaking with people and working in a team environment
• All required certificates and education completed
• Have an absolute love of organic, nutrient dense wholefoods and the delivery of 5-star hotel like hospitality experience
• Excellent record of kitchen hand experience – reliable, honest and consistent
• Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently with a positive and pro-active approach
• Capable of delegating multiple tasks and working under pressure at times

Employee Benefits

Excitingly, this role will also give you access to our suite of employee perks;

• Exclusive Club membership (after 6 months of employment) Including yoga, pilates, meditation cave, bath house, world class gym, and access to the latest biohacking treatments such as cryotherapy, infrared sauna and oxygen chambers.
• Special team member prices at Haven Organic Wholefoods restaurant and all other GURNER Group hospitality venues
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

TO APPLY:

If you are dedicated to excellence in everything you do, love the thought of creating nourishing, whole food meals for our members, and have a genuine interest in health and wellbeing, we'd love to hear from you Please apply by sending us your CV.

Please Note: Cover Letters are HIGHLY REGARDED so if you want to stand out of the crowd, please attach a cover letter with your application, outlining why you are the best candidate for this role.