Cafe Assistant chez Herbertsmithfreehills Kramer

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a motivated and customer-focused team member to join our vibrant in-house café. If you thrive in a fast-paced hospitality environment and take pride in delivering excellent service, we’d love to hear from you.

The hours for this position are 7:30am – 3:30pm Monday to Friday.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in commercial café operations, strong food handling skills, and confidence using POS systems. A high standard of presentation and hygiene is essential, along with a friendly and proactive attitude.

Please note: this role is a 12-month parent cover until November 2026.

What you’ll do

• Deliver exceptional coffee and beverage service in a fast-paced, high-turnover environment, ensuring consistent quality and presentation

• Manage customer transactions efficiently using the POS system, including daily EFTPOS reconciliation and till balancing

• Prepare, present, and deliver food and beverage orders, maintaining high standards of hygiene and visual appeal

• Collaborate with the kitchen team to coordinate daily menu items and support themed promotions or seasonal offerings

• Support kitchen operations as needed, including occasional after-hours or off-site events

• Handle stock management tasks, including ordering, stock rotation, stocktakes, and invoice processing

• Assist with café communications and documentation to support smooth day-to-day operations

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene across all service areas, including dishwashing, polishing, and sanitising of equipment, crockery, and utensils

• Clear and clean tables and food preparation areas, ensuring a welcoming and tidy environment for customers

• Adhere to WHS policies and procedures, fulfilling all safety obligations relevant to the role

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in customer service within a busy commercial café or hospitality environment

• Confident in food handling and preparation, with a strong understanding of food safety standards

• A clear passion for customer service

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

• Competent in operating point-of-sale (POS) systems, including generating basic sales and transaction reports

What you can expect from us

• We’re a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions.

• We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.

• We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.

• We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you’ll have it and we’ll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.

• For more benefits on offer such as our holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click here.

• Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia’s market leading law firm.

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

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Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.