"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is key to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

- Location

Melbourne (Springvale)

- Employment type

Full Time Permanent co-worker

- Department

Food & Restaurant

- Deadline

2026-11-13

Candidate profile (title) Our team within IKEA

Candidate profile (text) - Default language At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

Key responsibilities (title) What you need to know

Key responsibilities (text) Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

- $32.21 base hourly pay rate + penalty rates (including on weekends, public holidays, and late nights).
- 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
- Rosters published 4 weeks in advance.
- 15% Co-worker discount
- Subsidised meals and complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
- Free uniforms provided
- Free Co-worker parking
- Bonus programme (where eligible)




- Benefits Membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support

Additional information:

- This role is permanent, full time 76 hours per/fortnight.
- As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a month (both Saturday and Sunday) & public holidays.

Team vision ( title) About this work area

Team vision (text) As a Food Coordinator your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Contributing to the implementation of global and national compliance standards to secure a safe environment for customers and co-workers.
- Ensuring that every customer has a consistent and excellent shopping experience by supporting the team to see through the customer’s eyes.
- Applying the appropriate processes and actions daily to secure Food Safety, operational standards and reduce waste.
- Applying the retail foundation and sales steering tools to optimise commerciality and secure excellence in operations.
- Overseeing the daily operations of the commercial and/or operations team, including allocating tasks and coordinating breaks,



while analysing processes to continually improve in daily operations and commercial activities.
- Contributing to the implementation of the unit business plan, IKEA Retail Food business plan and other action plans including the implementation of the global and national sustainability strategies.

Let's connect Who you are

Let´s connect As a Food Coordinator you are or have:

- Demonstrated ability to coordinate the day-to-day operations on the floor and delegate tasks to others based on priorities.
- A customer centric mind-set, keeping the customer’s experience at the forefront of everything you do.
- Dedication to customer satisfaction, acting upon feedback to provide a safe, healthy, affordable and joyful food experience.
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.

Local section (title) We need people like you

Local section (text) At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

- Living our values
- Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
- A passion for home furnishing
- Performing & delivering while learning & developing
- Having fun!

📌 Food Coordinator (Springvale)
🏢 Ikea
📍 Springvale