The Floating role provides basic kitchen support across stores during peak periods, weekends, or when store-based staff are on leave.
Responsibilities
- Support prep tasks such as washing, chopping, portioning, and labelling
- Assist with cold or hot station under guidance from store team
- Help maintain a clean and organized kitchen during busy service hours
- Step in to support staff meal prep, cleaning, and closing routines
- Follow standard kitchen SOPs and adapt quickly to different store environments
- Maintain professionalism, hygiene, and teamwork at all locations
- Report shift highlights or issues to Area Manager after each deployment
Requirements
Experience
- Minimum 6 months – 1 year of kitchen experience
- Experience in food prep and kitchen support is preferred
Technical Skills
- Basic Culinary techniques- basic cooking methods, assisting mise en place, assisting in food preparation
- Food Safety & Hygiene- understanding of HACCP basics, perfonal hyiene and workstation cleanliness, proper food storage and handling (FIFO)
- Completing tasks on time
- Working efficiently under pressure
- Follow instructions and keeping pace during service
- Supporting team wherever needed
- Taking directions from CDP, Sous Chef, and Head Chef
- Willingness to rotate across different stations
Soft Skills
- Flexible and reliable; able to adapt quickly to different kitchen teams
- Punctual, dependable, and calm during peak periods
- Good attitude toward teamwork and cleanliness
- Willingness to learn and ask questions when unsure
Certifications
- Diploma in Culinary Arts ; or Certificate in Commercial Cooking or Kitchen Management is advantageous
- WSQ Food Hygiene Certificate is required
Plain Vanilla Bakery it started out with a simple, earnest ambition to create and share some good old-fashioned cake with our local community; cake that was made with real wholesome ingredients, and was familiar and comforting.
In a world of mass-produced confections, we wanted to go back to basics and bake like our mums and grandmothers used to – moist red velvet cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream, apple pound cake drizzled with caramel, decadent chocolate brownies, warm and fudgey on the inside.
The kind of scents, flavours, and textures that make us nostalgic for days gone by.
Pay: $9.00 - $11.50 / hour
Job Type: parttime
Education: No education required
Work location: On-site