Overview
Join the Café team at Tesco in North Shields. You’ll be part of everything in the café — a bit of cooking, a bit of chatting with customers, and a lot of impact. You’ll help ensure every dish you prepare and serve meets our menu standards and safety regulations, and you’ll keep equipment, tables and the café tidy. The role offers flexible hours, opportunities for progression, and a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
* Keep kitchen equipment and utensils clean and tidy.
* Serve customers quickly, efficiently and with care.
* Follow food safety and hygiene regulations and keep daily records.
* Practice first in, first out (FIFO) stock rotation to keep our food fresh.
* Accept deliveries and store food safely.
* Follow operational policies and procedures.
* Prepare, cook, and serve food according to the café menu.
* Maintain standards and ensure all food products are available.
* Know the café menu inside and out and serve food as intended.
* Resolve customer complaints and pass information to the Café Manager.
* Stay up-to-date with business communications and new initiatives.
* Clear and sanitize tables to keep the café clean.
You will need
* A commitment to hospitality and excellent customer service.
* Knowledge of Health and Safety standards.
* Ability to work efficiently and maintain a clean environment.
Personal
* Comfortable working in a team.
* Great communicator with a proactive attitude.
* Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
* Use initiative to improve ways of working.
* Good at planning and keeping things organized.
* Adaptable to the fast-paced café environment.
What’s in it for you?
Alongside a fantastic work-life balance, Tesco offers benefits to support you, including but not limited to:
* Colleague Clubcard after 3 months – 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four-day period, on most Tesco purchases
* Flexibility to request working arrangements from day one
* Retirement savings plan
* Life Assurance
* Access to free wellbeing resources
* Discounts on everyday purchases and services
* Uniform provided and supportive policies for life’s moments
* Holiday entitlement from 28 days (including Bank Holidays)
* Access to colleague networks and inclusion initiatives
About Us
With 329 cafés across the country, Tesco cafés focus on delivering a great customer experience and a welcoming, family-friendly environment. Tesco is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and aims to be fully accessible in recruitment. We welcome flexible working discussions and support candidates through the application process.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. For accessibility support details, please contact us.
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