Senior Catering Attendant (Cook) – Knife Skills
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Overview
Want to elevate your career to a higher altitude?
Join Australia's premier inflight meal manufacturer and retail partner. Global brand. Market leader. At dnata catering & retail, the sky is truly the limit! AVIATION SUPPORT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 2025 AUSTRALASIA'S AIRLINE CATERER OF THE YEAR 2025
Typical Day
As a Senior Catering Attendant (Cook), you are an integral member of our team, preparing all elements required to deliver a memorable dining experience for passengers on our airline customers' flights. Your role spans light food prep, packing, assembling meals, and supporting chefs in bulk food production.
Responsibilities
* Assist chefs in preparing recipes for bulk food production across our customers.
* Measure ingredients, read recipe cards, clean, cut, and portion fruit, vegetables and some proteins.
* Handle food, plate meals, and assemble meal trays according to visual guidelines.
* Stock airline carts to customer specifications with dry store items, equipment (cups, plates, crockery, glassware, napkins), packaged snacks, and beverages (water, soft drinks, alcohol).
* Comply with Food Safety and HACCP guidelines and adhere to hygiene standards and cleaning schedules.
* Continuously maintain a clean and sanitary workstation before, during, and after shifts.
* Communicate and coordinate with team members to ensure delivery deadlines.
Qualifications
* Sound numerical skills.
* Strong knife skills (safe, efficient, and repetitive use of various knives for food prep).
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to stand for prolonged periods, move, and lift items.
* Ability to work shift work across a 7‐day roster.
* Neat and tidy presentation.
* Knowledge of food hygiene and HACCP (desired but not essential).
* Comfortable wearing PPE gear along with a standardised uniform.
* Required to obtain a clear National Police Check.
* Availability to work 38 hours per week as a full‐time permanent position.
Benefits
* Be part of a close‐knit and dedicated team committed to safety.
* Competitive pay rates and generous hourly penalties.
* Free onsite parking, daily staff meals, and uniforms.
* Career development and progression.
* Apprenticeship opportunity (we will pay for your studies to become a qualified chef).
* 5 weeks annual leave per 12 months of service.
* Discounts at hundreds of retailers, discounted health insurance, and wellbeing resources including online exercise classes.
About Us
We are Australia's largest and most admired inflight catering and retail partner. Specialising in inflight catering, retail, and food manufacturing, our group of diverse brands enables us to deliver extensive service capabilities. We operate 16 facilities across 12 cities and employ over 4,000 people who help us produce over 64 million meals and service more than 250,000 flights each year.
Parent company dnata – part of the Emirates Group – is one of the world's largest air services providers, offering ground handling, cargo, travel, and inflight catering and retail services.
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Seniority level
Entry level
Employment Type
Part‐time
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Airlines and Aviation
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