Serco Sodexo Defence Services

Shifts would vary morning shift would consist of starting at 0600 setting up for breakfast, having machines eg toaster, cordial, dishwasher, coffee machines on,communicating with military staff about menus paper work was out on table for military members to sign, unlock the doors for meal time, clean tables, watch to make sure military are signing for their meals and putting away condiments and washing dishes, wiping down tables, sweeping and mopping floors after breakfast,customer service towards all military customers, teaming up with afternoon shift with the lunchtime rush as there are usually more military personnel attending lunchtime meals, the morning shift would be on the dishwasher duty for lunchtime and end of shift is 1400 (2pm). Afternoon shift starting time was 1030 am duties would consist of cleaning the dinning room, making sure you top up drink machine, check all condiments that there is enough, wiping down tables, sweeping and mopping floors after lunch and dinner, after break doing cleaning listed on checklist, communicating with military staff about menus, getting signing sheets ready for following day, customer service towards all military customers, washing dishes, ensuring that at the end of each shift especially dinner that the doors are locked and secure before leaving, cleaning dishwasher, put away all appropriate items, get breakfast station ready for morning shift staff.
Weekend shift is a split shift with a 2 hours break between the morning shift and afternoon.
Co-workers would consist of civilian staff for front of house and military in the kitchens.
Hardest part would be the long shifts during military exercises and when there were extra military from interstate or international in at short notice.
Enjoyable part would be working with Military Personnel as you grow and understanding of the sacrifices they make to do their jobs and making new friends all the time.

A typical day at work consisted of the sharing of opinions with other regional safety team members. I learned the benefits of autonomy and the value of trust within a team structure designed to operate effectively within different sectors of defence services. I found my co-workers to be very knowledgeable in regards to their environments. 
The hardest part of my job was finding time to tackle all events in one day. The most enjoyable part of my job was the interaction with different Managers and workers within the various job fields.  I enjoyed working on individual basis with the workers and aiding them in the development of safety systems which benefited them as a whole.

Opening at 7.30am, printing previous days reports, restocking of items in both the store and bulk.  Serving customers, processing sales, assisting with purchases, receiving of goods, kitting out classes and individuals to the relevant block scale.  The ladies I worked with were great and we worked well as a team.  Meeting and helping members was the most enjoyable part of my job followed closely by stocktaking ( I was the office stock recorder).  The hardest part of my job was probably interpreting the block scales for each of the tri-services.

Start work at 7am and check all the staff to see how things are going, started as a casual chef and worked my up to an area Hospitality Manager, most of the employees were very pleasant, the hardest part of the job was staffing depending on where you were it was sometimes hard to get staff, the most enjoyable prat of the job was the satisfaction of see staff rewarded for their efforts.
Example -  I was the runner up for the Asian Pacific employee of the year in 2002.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Serco Sodexo at HMAS Harman, my site Coordinator was extremely helpful she assisted me with my first managerial position and the pitfalls that comes with the position.

A typical day at work would have involved coordinating 1 - 6 conference rooms at a time, catering for up to 180 people, constantly conferring with the head chef for any changes. 

I did have a lot of fun in my position, I met a lot of great people it was trying at times and sometimes extremely tense, but overall a great place to learn.

Use to be good hours than been cut short but I still go works. I have learn that maneger cannot provide help or communication and cannot support any of workers. co-worker are great .hardest part is we don't know what happening ,as if we having function or defence dinner we just walkin it with out been told. I love my job so I enjoyed everyday even it not good day.

Work is quite varied depending on the day, supporting many customers however the  management of a safe and satisfying work environment for my staff was paramount.

A good team to work with in an excellent location.  Working as part of a small team enjoying the variety of tasks that are on offer.  A large variety of vehicles to drive and getting to meet new people in just about every day.

A typical day at work includes manually and electronicly inputting invoices into the system. Answering internal and external account queries. Processing electronic payments through the bank. Reconciling account statements and chasing up outstanding accounts. Plus much more, in accordance with specific tasks and timetables.

It is the worst company I have ever worked for.Nobody knows what is going on,Rosters change every couple of weeks with cost cutting.Most of the staff are so lazy just sit around and smoke all day instead of doing their jobs.I am looking for another job to get out of there

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