West HQ is recruiting for an experienced and motivated Kitchen Hand Team Leader to join our kitchen operations team. This role is responsible for supervising and supporting the stewarding team to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and efficiency across all kitchen and back-of-house areas.

About the role

Reporting into the Stewarding Supervisor, the Team Leader plays a hands-on role in maintaining smooth daily operations, ensuring all kitchen equipment and utensils are spotless, and that safety and sanitation standards are consistently upheld.

Duties could include:

• Washing kitchen equipment and dishes
• Maintaining a constant supply of clean materials
• Ensuring all kitchen areas are clean and hygienically maintained, including mopping of floors and removing garbage
• Cleaning of wash-up areas
• Ensuring that kitchen cleanliness is of the highest standard
• Complying with safety work procedures (PPE) & WHS regulations
• Ensuring safe manual handling techniques at all times
• Leading the stewarding team including training, making roster changes, and delegating work tasks as necessary

About you

You will be passionate about food hygiene and looking for an opportunity where you can play a key role within the Kitchen Brigade. Someone who is able to delegate work tasks, hold the stewarding team accountable for work performed and act as a key liaison point between the stewarding team and other departments across West HQ.

What do you need to be considered?

• Previous experience in a similar role (preferred)
• Availability across a 7-day roster including days, nights, weekends and public holidays
• Possess strong attention to detail
• Rostering and ordering knowledge 
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Good manual handling skills
• Strong communication skills and ability to meet with various supervisors and managers across our business
• Experience handling chemicals as well as knowledge of Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
• High level of professionalism

Applications close 5:00pm Monday 24 November 2025.