Our team within IKEA
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.
What you need to know
Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards: • $27.35 base hourly pay rate • Above award rates and penalty rates (including Sunday and Public Holidays) • 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more • 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support • 15% Co-worker discount • Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant • Co-worker uniform 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)
Additional Information: • These roles are Permanent Part-time and range from 40, 50 and 60hrs/fortnight. • The internal job title for this role is IKEA Food Co-worker. • The shift times required to work will be spread between 9:00am to 9:30pm weekdays and weekends. • You also have the availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a month (both Saturday and Sunday).
✨RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND KEY DATES • If your application is successful, you may be invited to complete a video screening interview as part of the recruitment process. • If your application is progressed, you will be invited to attend a Group Assessment Centre on Tuesday 15th April. • If you are successful for this role, you will be required to attend a 2-day Welcome induction on Monday 28th April and Tuesday 29th April 9am-5pm.
About this work area
As an IKEA Food Co-worker your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Commercial: • Ensuring your area is efficiently maintained in compliance with Food standards by keeping it clean, organised, attractive and inviting to provide a positive customer experience. • Food preparation and customer service with a focus on food safety, controlling waste, and following production levels. • Clearing tables, wiping down benchtops and stocktake. • Active selling, cash handling and customer service.
Operations: • Ensuring your area is efficiently maintained in compliance with Food standards by keeping it clean, organised, attractive and inviting to provide a positive customer experience. • Food preparation, cooking, serving and customer service with a focus on food safety, controlling waste, and following production levels and cooking methods. • Processing dishes and maintaining the washing up area and machines whilst supporting and maintaining the cleanliness of the customer restaurant. • Using your IKEA Food knowledge to exceed customer expectations, confidently answering their questions so they can make informed purchase decisions.
As an IKEA Food Co-worker, you are or have: • Passionate, committed, and have a love for food in its quality and presentation. • High customer-centric approach as you will focus on ensuring our customers have a positive dining experience. • Experienced with working in a fast paced, hands-on environment. Previous hospitality and cookery experience is essential. • Previous hospitality and commercial cookery experience is highly regarded. • An energetic and team-focused approach as this department can become extremely busy. • Able to follow strict IKEA Food and HACCP policies and daily operational routines around quality and food safety, including temperature and date checks.
We need people like you
At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!
