Kitchen Coordinator

Kitchen Coordinator - Hagen's Organic Butcher - East Brunswick Village

Hagen's Organics is seeking a Kitchen Coordinator to support and oversee the day-to-day culinary operations at our East Brunswick store. This location features a hot food takeaway menu focusing on organic hot rotisserie chicken.

In this hands-on role, you’ll lead a small kitchen team, maintain high food standards, and ensure smooth service in a fast-paced retail food environment.  You will utilise your kitchen skills to maintain our menu items and follow strict HACCP procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate daily kitchen operations, ensuring consistent execution of our hot food menu using Hagen's organic produce.
• Lead the small kitchen team in high-volume production of hot food items, ensuring efficient workflow and adherence to production schedules for product freshness and availability.
• Maintain kitchen hygiene and organization, adhering to food safety and sanitation regulations, utilising operations software.
• Oversee maintenance of kitchen equipment, addressing any issues.
• Maintain accurate stock records.
• Strictly adhere to the purchase planning schedule.
• Support junior staff members, fostering a positive team environment under the guidance of the Store Manager & Executive Chef.
• Partner with the retail team to provide product knowledge and support customer inquiries about prepared food.
• Assist with front-of-house duties as needed, involving retail customer service.

What We're Looking For:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a senior kitchen position, preferably within a fast casual environment.
• Experience in high-volume hot food production and efficient kitchen operations.
• Passion for cooking with high-quality ingredients and maintaining our menu to a high standard. Enthusiasm for rotisserie cooking is valued.
• Commercial awareness, focused on minimising waste and maximising productivity.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to adhere to standard operating procedures and maintain consistency.
• Proactive and solution-oriented attitude with decision-making skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.

This kitchen coordinator role is ideal for a hospitality professional seeking a change from the fast-paced restaurant environment.

About Hagen's:

Hagen’s Organics is more than just a butcher – we’re a local institution committed to supporting local farmers and sustainable agriculture. With stores in the Markets and Bayside areas, and our new concept store in Brunswick featuring a range of prepared foods, our family-owned business proudly provides the community with ethically raised, organic, and regeneratively farmed meats.

Follow us on Instagram: @hagensorganics

Interested in leading the kitchen at our store? We encourage you to apply.