Operational Officer Food Services

Join Our Hospital Support Team in Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Join the team at Princess Alexandra Hospital and play an important behind-the-scenes role in supporting patient care. As part of our Food Services team, you'll help prepare meals, maintain high cleaning standards and provide excellent customer service in a fast-paced hospital environment.

About This Role

Your new role:

Every great patient experience starts with the people working behind the scenes. As a valued member of our Food Services team, you'll help ensure patients, visitors and staff receive high-quality meal services while maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment.

• Prepare food ingredients and assist with meal preparation in line with established procedures.
• Portion and plate meals accurately while maintaining quality and presentation standards.
• Clean kitchen areas, equipment and meal service items to ensure high hygiene standards.
• Deliver friendly, customer-focused service across the staff dining room, cafeteria and hospital wards.
• Work collaboratively with your team to support daily operations in a busy hospital environment.
• Follow workplace health and safety, infection control and quality standards at all times.

About You

You're a reliable, motivated team player who takes pride in delivering quality service. You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, have a positive attitude and understand the important role support services play in patient care.

• Enjoy working as part of a collaborative and supportive team.
• Can manage your time effectively and maintain high standards in a busy environment.
• Have a strong focus on customer service and treating everyone with respect.
• Follow instructions carefully and complete tasks accurately and efficiently.
• Demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to assist where needed.

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What We Can Offer You

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About Us

Operational Services provides and co-ordinates a diverse range of services that support the clinical divisions in the delivery of client centred health care. The department consists of the following key areas:

• Porterage Services and Waste Management Services
• Environmental Services
• Patient Food Services
• Food Store
• Waste Disposal
• Business Support
• Uniform Room

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.