Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant Top tier Law Firm 12-month FTC

• Join a high-performing corporate hospitality team in the heart of Sydney
• Work with a top tier law firm offering outstanding benefits
• Enjoy true work/life balance: Monday to Friday 7:30am to 3:30pm (no weekends!)

Role Detail

As a key member of KWMs renowned Corporate Hospitality team youll work closely with our Head Chef and team members to deliver outstanding food experiences across our internal café boardrooms and corporate events.

This is a 12month fixed term contract offering full-time hours (MondayFriday 7:30am3:30pm).

You will be responsible for preparing high-quality sandwiches and salads that meet our standards for taste freshness presentation and nutrition. You will also help maintain kitchen cleanliness and ensure safe food handling practices throughout your shift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support daily café operations including receiving deliveries
• Maintain safe and hygienic work practices at all times
• Prepare a variety of fresh sandwiches salads and light lunches daily
• Assist with stock ordering and ingredient preparation
• Perform basic food preparation as required
• Wash dishes utensils pots and kitchenware
• Clean and maintain kitchen equipment and appliances
• Keep all working areas clean tidy and organised
• Check unpack and store incoming stock deliveries
• Follow correct stock rotation and storage procedures
• Assist the Head Chef Sous Chefs and broader kitchen team with additional tasks as needed

About You

Youll thrive in this role if you have:

• Previous sandwich or light food preparation experience (preferred)
• Basic knife skills and safe food handling knowledge
• Ability to work efficiently in a fastpaced high-demand environment
• Experience performing routine processdriven tasks
• Strong attention to detail especially in presentation
• Good communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently when required
• A collaborative teamoriented approach
• Professionalism courtesy and a positive attitude
• Completed food safety training
• Ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities

Who are we

We help our clients manage their risk and enable their growth. Our full-service offering combines un-matched top tier local capability complemented with an international platform.

We have deep roots in Australia spanning almost 200 years and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waters.

Why work with us

We promote a collaborative culture where people feel respected valued and supported both personally and professionally and where diversity and inclusion also play an important role in enhancing our knowledge driving innovative solutions for our clients and creating positive social impact.

We live by our Principles and strive for mastery in all that we do. We take pride in the high quality work we deliver. Working with colleagues and clients who are leaders in their fields means the ability to explore new paths to progress with continual learning and development career and leadership opportunities.

As part of the KWM community youll have access to a suite of wellbeing initiatives benefits policies and processes to enable you to achieve your career goals.

At KWM well provide you with the platform to Learn Master Lead.

Next Steps

Please click Apply Now to apply online with your cover letter summarising why youre applying and your resume to support your experience.

Applications close at 5:00pm on Friday 20 February 2026.

If you have any questions or need any further information please dont hesitate to reach out to Sophie Larrett at .

If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident you must hold all visas and other approvals necessary for you to work for the firm in Australia.

Diversity and Inclusion

King & Wood Mallesons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from diverse backgrounds. We welcome value support and harness the positive benefits that peoples different life experiences bring especially as they relate to gender sexual identity culture faith disability and life stages.

If you are unsure if you meet all criteria for this role but have a passion for delivering high quality work developing your skills and realising your full potential then we encourage you to apply and have a further conversation about how you could fit at KWM.

We have a range of inclusive hiring practices if you would like to seek workplace adjustments to complete your application please contact the Recruitment contact for this role or email .