CATERING ASSISTANT (WODONGA)

Best suited for: Australian citizens, Permanent Residents, New Zealand citizens, and Subclass 485, 491, and 191 visa holders who seek to work in Wodonga, Victoria.

About this opportunity

Sodexo is seeking an enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our dedicated Service Attendants team in Wodonga. Offered on a permanent full-time basis, this hands-on role provides an exceptional opportunity to support day-to-day kitchen and catering operations while enjoying a structured Monday-to-Friday schedule. Working collaboratively with our professional kitchen team, the successful candidate will play a vital role in delivering high-quality food service, maintaining top-tier kitchen hygiene, and ensuring a welcoming experience for customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess a true passion for service, and want to build a meaningful career with a global industry leader, this operational environment offers the perfect platform for your talent.

Job Summary

• Employer Name: Sodexo
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Required Education & Experience: Previous hands-on experience in hospitality, catering, food service, or a commercial kitchen configuration, backed by strong food safety and workplace hygiene literacy.
• Work Arrangement: On-site
• Employment Location: Wodonga, Victoria (VIC), Australia
• Salary & Benefits: Competitive trade salary package with an outstanding benefits and rewards framework
• Application Deadline: Ongoing Applications (Early applications are encouraged. The advertiser reserves the right to remove this listing without notice once the position is no longer available.)

Key Responsibilities

• Assist active kitchen staff with daily food preparation, meal assembly, and frontline service delivery.
• Maintain exceptional cleanliness, strict food safety regulations, and corporate hygiene standards across all kitchen, storage, and service areas.
• Wash, thoroughly sanitize, and systematically organize commercial kitchen equipment, utensils, and service gear.
• Receive incoming stock, coordinate correct product rotation, and support ongoing inventory management tracking.
• Support active catering events and work collaboratively with the culinary team to ensure seamless service workflows.

Skills & Requirements

• Food Service Experience: Proven operational history working successfully within a fast-paced commercial kitchen, hospitality, or catering environment.
• Customer Service & Teamwork: A genuine passion for delivering high-quality customer care paired with an adaptable, cooperative spirit within a team setting.
• WHS & Food Safety Literacy: Solid working understanding of standard food safety guidelines, workplace hygiene practices, and baseline health and safety management protocols.
• Adaptability & Reliability: Highly organized, reliable, and capable of working flexibly across varying shifts while learning new skills in the catering sector.

Benefits

• Lucrative and predictable work-life balance via a structured **Monday to Friday** working week.
• Competitive remuneration package backed by an outstanding, structured corporate benefits framework.
• Clear corporate career pathways and internal professional development opportunities across a multi-market global network.
• An inclusive, diverse corporate culture focused on ensuring employee safety, purpose, and personal wellbeing.

Important Applicant Information

• Application Method: Qualified candidates must submit their application directly through Sodexo’s career vacancy portal, ensuring a detailed resume outlining direct kitchen experience and scheduling availability is attached.
• Next Steps: Shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly by a Sodexo recruiter for an introductory phone interview, which also serves as a prime opportunity for you to ask specific operations-based questions.

Eligible applicants include:

• Australian citizens
• Permanent Residents (PR)
• New Zealand citizens
• Subclass 485 / 491 / 191 visa holders

About The Employer

Sodexo is a premier global people business, coordinating a massive international workforce exceeding 400,000 personnel worldwide, including thousands of dedicated workers across Australia. Grounded by core values of Service Spirit, Team Spirit, and a Spirit of Progress, Sodexo delivers vital facility management and high-quality services across corporate, community, and remote resource sectors. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, Sodexo actively nurtures an inclusive environment that values diverse talent across all backgrounds, ages, races, genders, beliefs, and physical abilities.

Applicant Safety & Screening Reminder

• Mandatory Verification: Concrete appointment to this full-time Wodonga service role remains strictly conditional upon successful right-to-work validation, reference verification, and compliance with baseline workplace health and safety assessment criteria.
• Security Warning: Genuine global service employers like Sodexo never require job seekers to pay upfront administrative processing fees, background clearance deposits, or direct hardware procurement bonds. Do not share sensitive banking profile data or your Tax File Number (TFN) until an official, verified offer has been safely executed by the HR division.

Original Source: Sodexo Australia Careers Registry — Catering Assistant (Wodonga, VIC, Job No: REF28296L)