Daytime chef - bloom canteen (south brisbane)

🏢 About Us

Bloom Canteen is a fast‑paced café and hot‑food business serving fresh, wholesome meals, gourmet sandwiches, hot box offerings, and beverages to families, staff, and patients at Queensland Children’s Hospital. We're proud to operate within a supportive hospital environment, working closely with both an on-site and off-site production kitchen to ensure top-quality food service every day.

✅ Key Responsibilities

- Lead the à la carte section and oversee the hot box offering

- Collaborate with onsite and offsite chefs and management to manage stock control, ordering, and forecasting for the café, à la carte, and hot box sections

- Coordinate with the off-site production kitchen to ensure stock levels and delivery align with daily needs

- Ensure high food quality, safety, and presentation standards in a fast-paced setting

- Support continuous improvement in kitchen operations and workflow

🎓 Required Qualifications

- Trade‑qualified chef with Australian certification

- Food Safety Supervisor certificate preferred

- Strong English communication skills, both verbal and written

- Proven leadership in a café environment

- Capacity to thrive in a busy, dynamic setting and maintain high performance

🌟 Nice-to-Have Skills & Attributes

- Friendly, team‑oriented personality

- Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with kitchen staff and management

- Adaptability and a passion for delivering positive experiences to hospital guests

🎁 Compensation & Perks

- $67,500–$75,000 per year, full-time (Mon–Fri daytime)

- Superannuation & standard leave entitlements

- Opportunity to work in a unique, purpose-driven hospital setting

- Supportive team environment within a renowned paediatric healthcare facility

📧 How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter to hello@bloomcanteen.com (attn: Nastassia), detailing your relevant experience and interest in this role.

🎯 Why This Role Stands Out

- Immediate Start Available

- Competitive day-only hours (Mon–Fri) with no weekends or split shifts

- Meaningful work supporting children, families, and hospital staff

- A role that balances creativity in the kitchen with strong operational leadership

- A great cultural fit for chefs who thrive in fast-paced, collaborative settings

📌 Daytime Chef - Bloom Canteen
🏢 Bloom Canteen
📍 South Brisbane