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Looking To Hire Temporary Cafe And Restaurant Staff?

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Cafe And Restaurant Recruitment Agency

Need floor staff for your restaurant or cafe?

Our hospitality agency can help you if:

You’re preparing for an upcoming busy period
You don’t have enough casuals to fill the gaps
You’re struggling to find someone at short notice

Wait staff

As customers’ main point of contact with your business, it’s important that your wait staff provide excellent service and make a great impression.

Luckily, we only choose the very best – you can be confident you’re getting a real superstar!

Baristas and bartenders

Australians are picky when it comes to their coffee and wine.

We grill applicants on their knowledge of drinks both alcoholic or caffeinated, and ensure that all of our bar staff hold current RSAs.

Versatile staff

We specifically choose staff that can hop behind the register, work the espresso machine, prepare sandwiches and more at a moment’s notice.

That’s because our team understands that cafe and restaurant staff need to wear a lot of hats!

Cafe And Restaurant Staff Recruitment Agency

When it comes to floor staff, the hiring requirements for many hospitality businesses isn’t quite as detailed.

Rarely is there an in-depth interview, and not all hospitality businesses conduct stringent reference checks. In some cases, the hiring process for floor staff as simple as “do you know how to do a 3 plate carry” and “come in for a trial tomorrow and we’ll see how you perform”.

Sometimes, this can work out – in other cases, it can lead to poor quality floor staff.

While the position may only be temporary, this can still have an impact.

I Need A Chef ensures that you’re getting skilled, knowledgeable temp staff right off the bat, instead of being forced to go with the first application that comes across your desk.

Cafe Staff

Cafe staff are multi disciplinarians - in addition to steaming milk, they'll also need to prepare food, all while giving the best customer service.

Do you really want to chance going with one of the resumes you’ve got buried in your top drawer?

All of our cafe staff are carefully vetted by hospitality experts who understand what you’re looking for.

We ensure that every cafe employee we provide (whether temporary or permanent) has a strong customer service game, and has appropriate food handling training.

Restaurant Staff

Wait staff, bartenders, hosts… you name it, and we can provide it!

Whether yours is a large restaurant or a small and intimate bar, good restaurant staff are an essential part of the dining experience.

Is your head waiter going on a well-deserved holiday? Has one of your team called in sick?

If you need restaurant staff fast, our team can help.

Our roster of experienced and multi-talented restaurant staff ensure that your customers get the best experience, even if one of your regular top guns isn’t available.

Recent Testimonial

Just a note again to thank you for your efforts over the last few months, it’s always a pleasure to work with the INAC team and I know I can trust you to deliver exactly what I need – which is exactly what you done over the last weeks Spring Carnival Period. From my end, nothing is ever a bother for you even when there’s last minute changes or requests and check in ran extremely smoothly.

It is with immense gratitude and admiration that I reach out to express our heartfelt appreciation for your outstanding efforts during the preparation and execution of the Caulfield Cup Carnival race week. Your partnership and the hard work of your staffing teams were integral to the remarkable success of the event, and I’d like to highlight the outstanding achievements of the three unforgettable race days.

Aussie Farmers Direct hired a couple of chefs for an event Ride2Work day. Chef Matt & Pip came to work with us for a few hours and absolutely excelled. They were both so professional and really made an effort to talk and interact with customers. This behavior came so naturally that copious amounts of people were asking if they worked for Aussie Farmers Direct. We will definitely be doing business again.

Thank you for making the event a success!

We have used #ineedachef for 8-years. They have helped us out with vol. and staff shortages so many times. They always send great Chefs and have an understanding of our regional requirements. They are such a valuable asset for us, and provide peace of mind for the rest of our kitchen team, because they know we are going to get great Chefs everytime.

We recently had a function and engaged the services of a Chef and waiting staff from I Need a Chef. It took all the stress and hassle out of organising our dinner. The Staff were fantastic at engaging with the guests and the food was served hot and on time. The I Need a Chef booking team were efficient and professional. Would definitely use again.

Caroline was unbelievably amazing, sourcing me a wait person at less than 24 hours notice. Not only was the communication excellent, the person that she sent was fantastic – very personable and professional. Caroline, I can’t thank you enough, you did a brilliant job!

I signed up with I need a chef in August 2018 after working in my own business for 7 years. Since then I have been kept very busy at great venues and have worked alongside some fantastic chefs who have now become friends. Would highly recommend these guys, they have a great reputation amongst their clients and in the industry, I wish I’d joined them years ago!

Honestly one of the best companies i have worked for. Great Hours and work opportunity with fantastic management and a fun team. I am looking forward to coming back and working for I Need A Chef again. Highly recommend to anyone who like a change of work environment.

Started with INAC last year. Great team to work with, they fitted shifts around my life and even through the quiet period I still had plenty of work. Gave me long placements interstate and supported me when I found a permanent position on the coast. Can’t recommend highly enough.