Overview
Base pay range: This range is provided by John Lewis & Partners. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
About The Role
Our Catering Assistants in our John Lewis shops work in either our customer restaurants or behind-the-scenes in our Partner (employee) dining rooms. Wherever you work, you\'ll offer the great customer service we\'re known for. It can be fast-paced but by taking great pride in your food preparation and presentation standards, you\'ll ensure the best possible catering experience. You\'ll also support with other catering related tasks, including stock replenishment and storage of deliveries. Our Catering Partners enjoy free food in our dining rooms on their working days and, being based in our shops, there is no split shifts or late evening work.
Key Responsibilities
* Work as a team to ensure a smooth catering service.
* Provide positive customer and Partner interactions with a friendly and welcoming attitude. Be an ambassador for the John Lewis brand at all times.
* Follow procedures and instructions using the Health and Safety at Work Act and Food Safety Act when completing all relevant tasks.
* Ensure stock is replenished and available for our customers.
* Reduce food wastage by ensuring care and due diligence when rotating food stock.
* Act promptly and use your initiative to resolve any issues that arise in the operation.
* Maintain personal hygiene standards.
Essential skills/experience
* Ability to be flexible to work across the whole Catering team and use your initiative to ensure the smooth running of the operation.
* Passion for food.
* Keen eye for detail and high standards in food preparation, hygiene and cleanliness.
Desirable skills/experience
* Ability to work in a fast paced, physically demanding environment.
* Team Work.
* Great customer service.
* Experience of working in a kitchen or a catering environment.
About The Partnership
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail, continually innovating and serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we share ownership and the rewards that come with it, working together through good and challenging times with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong, embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and thrive. As Partners, we make all the difference and we all own it.
Important points to note
It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process, and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Retail
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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