Kitchen Hand – Organic Wholefoods Restaurant - Growth-Minded Organization - Part-Time

About Us

GURNER™ Group Wellness

The GURNER™ Wellness division was born through a deep passion for health and wellness and a profound desire to help people live their most ultimate life. Our luxurious private clubs serve as sanctuaries for both body and mind, inviting members to shed stress, revitalise their energy, forge connections, and ultimately, elevate their wellbeing to unprecedented levels. Our mission is simple yet profound: to cultivate rejuvenation and vitality beyond imaginable.

Our clubs offer community, connection, mindfulness, movement, strength, fitness, recovery, nutrition, and personal care. They combine ancient wisdom and scientific findings to create truly special spaces dedicated to anti-aging, wellness, recovery, and transformation. 

Our first club has been an incredible success. We are now in an exciting growth phase, looking for the next team of champions (FT/PT) to shape our brand new clubs in the South Yarra vicinity, opening in the coming months! 

Our Team

We’re a team of proud and passionate individuals, united by a shared commitment to crafting excellence at every level. Our culture is dynamic, agile, and innovative, encouraging each other to strive for their personal best, while fostering an environment of fun, empathy, and support. We understand the power of unity, recognising that when like-minded individuals unite around shared values, magic can truly happen. We're constantly seeking individuals who will seamlessly integrate into our family, add value, and help propel our business to new heights. 

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 a membership to one of the most luxurious and exclusive wellbeing clubs in town. 

• Exclusive Club membership (Including yoga, pilates, meditation cave, bath house, world class gym, and access to the latest biohacking treatments such as cryotherapy, infrared sauna, 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.