Casual Cook

Cook – Casual | East Brunswick Village

About the Role

Hagen’s Organics is looking for a casual cook to join our East Brunswick store. This location runs a hot food takeaway menu built around our organic meat we are known for.

In this hands-on role, you’ll help maintain high food standards and keep service running smoothly in a fast-paced retail food environment. You’ll put your kitchen skills to work on our menu items and follow strict HACCP procedures. It’s a great fit for a junior cook looking to sharpen the basics in a lower-pressure setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the kitchen and butchery team to help execute a menu of hot food options using the finest organic ingredients available.
• Work closely with our butcher team to help produce menu items using a “head to tail” approach.
• Support senior kitchen staff with high-volume food production to meet production schedules.
• Keep the kitchen clean and organised, strictly adhering to food safety and sanitation standards, with close attention to the maintenance schedule for key kitchen equipment.
• Follow training schedules set by senior management to build competency across all basic kitchen tasks.
• Work with the retail team to support product knowledge and customer enquiries.
• Assist with front-of-house duties as required.

What We’re Looking For

• 1+ year experience as a cook in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Available to work weekends.
• A passion for cooking and a commitment to high-quality, ethically sourced ingredients.
• Commercially minded — focused on minimising wastage and maximising output.
• Open to contributing ideas on menu development.
• Able to work diligently and reliably, both independently and as part of a team, with good communication skills.
• Able to follow established standard operating procedures closely.
• A problem-solver who can take initiative and make sound decisions.
• Solid knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.

What We Offer

• The chance to work alongside our butchers and build your butchery knowledge.
• 30% staff discount on fresh meat across our stores.
• The opportunity to get involved in activations across our locations.
• Casual rates in line with the Fast Food Industry Award.

About Hagen’s

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

Follow us on Instagram: @hagensorganics

Interested in joining our kitchen team? We’d love to hear from you — apply today.

***Not suitable for people wanting sponsorship***