Jefferies Your Local Provedore | Full-Time | Sunday–Thursday
We're looking for two hands-on Cooks to join our kitchen team at Jefferies Your Local Provedore.
If you enjoy making great food, like keeping busy and take a bit of pride in getting the little things right, we'd love to hear from you.
You'll be working in our production kitchen, preparing a mix of ready-to-eat meals, salads, sauces, baked goods and other products for our stores.
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working with food, cares about quality and consistency, and is happy to get stuck in and help wherever needed.
Baking or pastry experience is preferred, but it's definitely not the main focus of the role.
The Role
Preparing and cooking a range of food products to established recipes and specifications
Preparing food in batches for our stores
Assisting with baked goods, pastries and other bakery items
Helping develop and test new products and ideas
Following recipes, production sheets and portion specifications
Preparing ingredients and organising your production for the day
Maintaining consistent quality, taste and presentation
Ensuring food is labelled, stored and handled correctly
Keeping the kitchen clean, organised and running smoothly
Following all food safety and hygiene requirements
Working closely with the kitchen and management team to keep production on track
The Hours
Full-time | Sunday–Thursday
The role will be primarily day shifts, generally finishing around 6pm,



with some flexibility required for occasional earlier starts depending on production requirements.
The regular working pattern will be Sunday through Thursday.
About You
Has previous commercial cooking experience
Enjoys working with food and takes pride in what they produce
Understands the importance of quality and consistency when producing food in batches
Can follow recipes and processes accurately
Has a good eye for detail
Works well in a busy production environment
Is organised, reliable and happy to get stuck in
Can work independently but also enjoys being part of a team
Has a positive attitude and enjoys working with food
Baking or pastry experience is preferred, but not essential.
Experience in a bakery, café, restaurant, catering or food production environment will be highly regarded.
What's In It For You?
Full-time position, Sunday–Thursday
Primarily day shifts, generally finishing around 6pm
Competitive salary package based on experience
Hands‐on role within a growing independent food business
Plenty of variety across cooking, preparation and production
Chance to contribute ideas and help develop new products
A chance to see the food you make hitting the shelves in our stores
Before You Join Us
As part of the recruitment process, we'll arrange a short trial so you can get a feel for the kitchen, the team and the role.
Sound like you?
If you're a cook who takes pride in good food, enjoys working as part of a team and likes keeping busy, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Production Kitchen Cook (Melbourne)
🏢 Jefferies Your Local Provedore
📍 Melbourne