Careers

• Based in Brooklyn Park in a new, purpose built kitchen
• Afternoon shift working Monday to Friday 2.30pm-10.30pm
• A casual position with no weekend work
• Career growth opportunities available

About Cultivate Food and Beverage

Cultivate Food & Beverage is a social enterprise firmly set in the fabric of food and beverage manufacture in South Australia. Cultivate endeavours to deliver products created with care for customers who are focused on maximising their efforts towards positive social impact. We take pride in our efforts to strive for best-in-class implementation of environmental sustainability practice, not only looking to improve the lives of others but also the environment that we live and work in.

Our purpose is to deliver quality food and beverage products while scaling social impact. Catering to the needs of our clients starts with a state-of-the-art kitchen. Then we add our most important ingredient — the people who work in it. At Cultivate, we recruit budding chefs and instil in them a pinch of purpose, a dash of pride and more than a splash of passion. That’s our recipe for success.

About the Role

This hands-on supervisory position is being offered on a casual basis at Cultivate’s Brooklyn Park location. The focus of the role will be on working with the team to produce products such as pizzas and tarts while also managing high quality outcomes, and ensuring quality controls are met.

Other key responsibilities include:

• prep, create, cook and package a range of foods according to client requirements
• oversee and work with a team of food professionals to achieve operational outcomes
• manage the food production and storage area
• manage food safety administration
• guide, influence, and mentor team members
• champion a culture of physical and psychological workplace safety

About You

You will be a qualified chef with experience supervising staff in a large-scale food production environment. You will have a genuine passion for cooking, teaching, innovation, and continuous improvement, as well as a good eye for detail and a strong focus on food safety and WHS in a production area.

Other knowledge, skills and attributes include:

• Certificate III commercial cooking
• the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
• availability to work afternoon shifts which can commence from 2.30pm until 10.30pm

For this role, the following documents must be provided prior to a formal offer of employment with Cultivate Food & Beverage.

• A National Police Clearance (no older than six months old)
• Evidence of right to work in Australia
• 100 points of identification

What’s in it for you?

• Reduce the amount of tax you pay each year with access to generous PBI salary packaging which can be used towards paying rent, mortgage, utilities, loan repayments, childcare, novated leases and more
• Ability to influence outcomes within a supportive network of collaborators
• Be part of an organisation that positively impacts the community
• A central location close to the CBD
• Onsite parking
• Opportunities to develop within a growing organisation

Applications close Monday 2nd December 2024 - Click here to apply.

At Bedford, we believe in fostering a diverse, accepting, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from individuals of all gender identities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nations people, and those with disabilities.

If you require any adjustments to support your application or the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 08 8275 0211 or via email at recruitment@bedfordgroup.com.au. We're committed to promoting a welcoming and supportive environment for all candidates, and we look forward to hearing from you.