We’re excited to announce the opening of a brand-new canteen at our Fareham distribution centre – and we’re looking for enthusiastic and reliable Catering Assistants to join our team!
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of something new from the ground up. As a key member of our small, friendly catering team, you’ll play an important role in delivering a high-quality food service to our hardworking colleagues.
What You’ll Be Doing:
* Preparing and serving a variety of hot and cold meals, snacks, and beverages
* Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen and dining areas
* Assisting with food preparation and stock rotation
* Providing excellent customer service to colleagues during meal times
* Supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the canteen
What We’re Looking For:
* Previous experience working in a kitchen or catering environment
* A positive, can-do attitude and a team-player mindset
* Good communication skills and a friendly approach
* Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced setting
* Basic food hygiene knowledge (a certificate is a plus, but not essential)
If you’re passionate about food, enjoy working with people, and want to be part of an exciting new venture, we’d love to hear from you!
* Ordering of Stock for food preparation and vending machines
* Supporting stock management and stock control
* Code checking and checking quality of stock
* Preparation of food in accordance with food hygiene regulations
* Vending machine replenishment and management (price changes, cleaning and cash collection)
* Hospitality support
* Assisting in maintaining housekeeping in the canteen & kitchen facilities, dining area and Kitchen counters
* Adhere to food hygiene/HACCP/Allegen/COSHH Guidelines at all times
* Maintaining due diligence on temperature controls and code dates
* An excellent attitude towards customer service with a friendly outgoing personality and be used to working within a team environment.
* A high standard of presentation and the ability to work within a team producing and serving a varied menu to colleagues and visitors on site
* The ideal candidate will be required to prepare, cook and serve food along with cleaning duties and stock vending machines.
* Be able to work 5pm-11pm Monday to Thursday & 2pm-8pm Sunday
Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.
We’re proud that Booker is aDisability Confident Committedemployer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contactrecruitment@bookergroup.com
Please note
We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*
For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk
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