Catering Attendant

Want a high flying career with the world's largest air services provider? Come join our incredible Brisbane Airport team as a permanent full-time Catering Attendant.

So, what does a typical day look like?

As a Catering Attendant, you’re an integral member of our team, working across a range of areas to prepare all elements required to deliver a memorable dining experience for passengers onboard our airline customers flights. To do this, you may perform a variety of roles across our kitchen, bar make up, and wash areas.

We have three Catering sections that make up our operations. Each relying on the other to bring together a well timed, coordinated and fast paced production line.

Catering Attendant - Production (Kitchen)

• Food handling, plating meals, and meal tray set, ensuring presentation specifications are met using our visual guides.
• Assisting the Chefs with ensuring the meals are carefully packed and loaded into meal racks and airline carts for delivery
• Working on different classes including Economy, Business Class and First Class menus for our various client airlines
• Compliance with food safety and HACCP guidelines, and adherence to hygiene standards and cleaning schedules.

Catering Attendant - Equipment, Bar & Make-Up (EMU)

• Stocking airline carts with dry store items including equipment, packaged snacks, and canned / bottled beverages.
• Ensure accurate count of each item and filling out paperwork for each airline cart
• Restock areas to par levels for all equipment and dry goods
• Move the full stocked airline carts safely from one zone to the next
• Compliance with food safety and HACCP guidelines, and adherence to hygiene standards and cleaning schedules.

Catering Attendant - Wash

• Loading and unloading our industrial wash lines, ensuring that all cutlery, crockery, and glassware are in perfect condition.
• Sort all cutlery, crockery and glassware into sections and airlines
• Communicate and coordinate with team members to ensure delivery timelines are met
• Compliance with safety guidelines, and adherence to hygiene standards and cleaning schedules.

What do you need to be successful in securing this role?

• Attention to detail and focus on keeping accurate count
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time, as well as 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).
• Basic knife skills (desired but not essential).
• As you will be working in the Aviation Services industry, you will be required to obtain a clear National Police Check.
• Availability to work 38 hours/week, as this role is a full-time permanent position.

What’s in it for you?

• Be part of a close knit & dedicated team that is committed to safety.
• Competitive pay rates and penalties.
• Free onsite parking, meals, and uniforms.
• Career development and progression, coupled with national relocation opportunities.
• 5 weeks annual leave.
• Discounts at hundreds of retailers, discounted health insurance, novated lease option 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 and retail, food manufacturing, and airport lounge management, our group of diverse brands enables us to deliver extensive service capabilities.

Chosen by many of the world’s top airlines, we operate 16 facilities across 10 cities and employ over 4,000 people who help us to 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, dnata ensures the aviation industry operates smoothly and efficiently.

Want to know more about dnata catering and our global businesses? Visit our Australian careers website https://dnatacateringcareers.com.au/ and watch a short video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqf4mvwm3E0

Does this role sound perfect for you? If so, we want to hear from you.

Click the link below and upload your resume to start on the journey of joining the dnata catering family as a Catering Attendant.

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