Enjoy early starts, daytime hours, and be part of building something new?

WellbeanCo,a social enterpriseof the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation, is looking for aCook to join our growing production kitchen team.

The opportunity

This is a hands-on role within a structured production kitchen environment, offering consistent daytime hospitality hours and the opportunity to playan important rolein supporting multipleWellbeanCo cafelocations.

Based primarily at our Baillie Henderson Campus Production Kitchen,you'llhelp prepare, pack and dispatch fresh food to our cafe network while supporting the systems that keep daily operations running smoothly.

How will you do this

This is a practical role focused on food preparation, productionsupportandlogistics.You'llwork closely with the Production Kitchen team to prepare food,maintainquality standards, support stock movement between sites, and ensure products are ready for service each day.

You'llwork across two key areas:

- Food production and kitchen operations
- Delivery,dispatchand site support

This variety provides:

- A diverse and engaging workload
- Opportunities to develop skills across multiple areas of the business
- The chance to contribute to a growing production kitchen model

You will do this by….

- Preparing sandwiches, wraps, salads, breakfast items, cabinet items, catering items and simple hot food components
- Following recipes, productionsheetsand food safety procedures
- Assisting with batch production, portioning, packing, labelling and quality checks
- Preparing food orders for delivery acrossWellbeanCo locations
- Applying correct date labels, allergeninformationand product identification
- Supporting stock rotation,storageand deliveries
- Assistingwith transporting food, stock, crates,eskiesand supplies between sites
- Maintaining clean,organisedand food-safe work areas
- Completing cleaning,



dishwashing and kitchen reset tasks
- Communicating stock shortages, productionissuesor food safety concerns promptly
- Supporting a consistent and efficient production environment

About You

- Previousexperience in a commercial kitchen, cafe,cateringor food production environment is essential
- Practical food preparation or cooking experience
- Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards
- Ability to follow recipes,systemsand production procedures accurately
- Reliable,punctualand able to work independently whenrequired
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
- Able to safely lift and move stock, crates,eskiesand supplies
- Enjoys working within structured systems and processes
- Positive team player with a strong work ethic

Food safety qualifications and high-volume production kitchen experience are advantageous, but not essential.

Whyyou’lllove this role and your new employer

- Daytime hours (early starts, early finishes)
- Some weekend work may be available or required
- Opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing production kitchen operation
- Variety across food production, packing,dispatchand site support
- Structured systems and clear processes
- Supportive team environment
- Purpose-driven work that helps fund local healthcare

WellbeanCo is a social enterprise of the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation, meaning your work helps raise funds that support patients,staffand local healthcare services.

Additional Benefits

- Stronger work-life balance than many traditional hospitality roles
- Prospect to grow with an expanding hospitality operation
- Supportive leadership and team culture
- Access to salary packaging / fringe benefit options where applicable

Applications close at 11:59 pm onFriday, 11 September 2026 however we recommend applying early as interviews may commence prior to the close date.

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📌 Cook (Toowoomba Regional)
🏢 Toowoomba Hospital Foundation
📍 Toowoomba Regional