Senior Shift Supervisor - Kitchen

The role:

• Provide leadership, motivation, direction, and training ensuring all work associated with food production, cleaning and other tasks associated with the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) Production Kitchen is of the highest standard of quality and safety.
• Monitor the performance of team members, ensuring work methods, practices and standards are well understood, implemented, and maintained.
• This is a hands-on role within the kitchen operations.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The team:

• LGH Food Services consists of approximately 140 staff who work to provide a high-quality meal service to hospital patients, cafeteria patrons, meals on wheels recipients and external clients both large and small.
• The Senior Shift Supervisor – Kitchen, plays a key role in supporting the Executive Chef to manage the LGH Production Kitchen, and is responsible for day-to-day operations and supervision of staff including approximately 20 Chefs, Cooks and Kitchen Hands.
• Hours of work are predominantly 9:00am-5:30pm, with occasional variations as and when required, for example in the absence of the Executive Chef or function activity. 
• The successful applicant will have well developed interpersonal and administrative skills, be highly motivated, demonstrate initiative, time management and work with minimal direction from senior staff.

Details of Appointment

Permanent, full time, day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $79,529 to $91,517 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Relevant Trade Qualification

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Certificate IV in Hospitality, Commercial Cookery, Training and Assessment or similar
2. Experience in large scale or institutional food production and the management and supervision of staff is highly desirable

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 503385 Senior Shift Supervisor - Kitchen Band 4 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• 503385 Senior Shift Supervisor - Kitchen Band 4 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information 

Craig Digney

Position: Manager - Food Services
Phone:  (03) 6777 6***
E-mail: ************@ths.tas.gov.au

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