Trade Cook

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the Role

Are you looking for a Trade Cook position and seeking to further your career at a leading regional hospital? Join the dedicated food services team at Latrobe Regional Health, where a 'world of opportunities awaits'.  

As a Trade Cook at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH), you will play a vital role in the delivery of fresh, nutritious, and appetising meals for patients, staff, and visitors. Working within our modern Food Services department, you will contribute to the preparation and service of a variety of meals, including those tailored to specific dietary needs, ensuring they meet both quality standards and individual requirements. 

This role offers the opportunity to utilise your culinary skills in a rewarding healthcare environment where your work directly supports patient recovery and wellbeing. You will work closely with the Food Services Manager, Executive Chef, and a dedicated team to maintain exceptional standards of food safety, hygiene, and presentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals in line with standard recipes, portion control, and special dietary requirements, maintaining high quality and presentation standards.
• Ensure compliance with the LRH Food Safety Program, relevant legislation, and food handling procedures, including accurate recording of safety and cleaning data.
• Manage ordering, receipt, storage, and rotation of goods, ensuring quality, correct temperatures, and minimal waste.
• Work collaboratively with the team to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and efficient work environment in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety requirements 

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Completion of an accredited safe food handling course (essential).
• Trade Cooking qualifications (desirable).
• Strong teamwork, communication, and organisational skills.
• Experience in a food service-related role, ideally within a healthcare setting.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and adapt to changing demands. 

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.

This is an exciting opportunity to build and advance your career and leadership skills. For more information, we encourage you to contact Patrick Farell, Food Services Manager via email: Patrick.Farrell@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.
Applications close: 25th August 2025.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.