Kitchen Hand

At Miss Frank Café, we're looking for someone who wants to build a career in hospitality. This role is designed for someone with a strong work ethic who is keen to learn every aspect of our kitchen and progress into a Larder Chef position as quickly as they demonstrate the skills and consistency required.

You'll start as a Kitchen Hand, learning our systems from the ground up, before being trained across food preparation, production and service. For the right person, there is a genuine opportunity to move into a chef role and increase your hours as your skills develop.

What you'll be doing

• Dishwashing and maintaining a clean, organised kitchen.
• Assisting chefs with daily food preparation.
• Learning recipes, prep methods and food safety procedures.
• Stock rotation, labelling and storage.
• Receiving deliveries and maintaining kitchen organisation.
• Supporting breakfast and lunch service.
• Learning our kitchen systems, workflows and quality standards.

As your training progresses, you'll move on to:

• Preparing display food and café menu items.
• Running the larder section during service.
• Opening and closing kitchen procedures.
• Ordering and stock management.
• Training new team members as you grow into the role.

What we're looking for

• A positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Pride in producing clean, high-quality work.
• Reliability and punctuality.
• Ability to work efficiently in a busy café environment.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Someone who wants to build a long-term career, not just earn a pay cheque.
• Previous kitchen experience is helpful but not essential—we're happy to train the right person.

Hours

• Start on 2–3 shifts per week while learning the role.
• Progress to up to 5 days per week as you become confident and independent.
• Additional shifts may be available across our other Melbourne cafés for the right person, providing variety, extra hours and further development opportunities.

Why join us?

• Genuine career progression from Kitchen Hand to Chef.
• Structured on-the-job training.
• Support from experienced senior chefs.
• Work in a professional, supportive team that values quality and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to work across multiple café venues and broaden your experience.

If you're motivated, eager to learn and want to fast-track your career in commercial kitchens, we'd love to hear from you.

If you already have experience and are looking for stable work please apply too! rates are negotiable

Apply now with your resume and a short introduction telling us why you'd be a great fit for the team.

Pay: From $26.44 per hour

Work Location: In person