Overview
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Upton, Slough, Berkshire. This is a contract role offering Full Time, Permanent employment. Salary: 12.21 ph. Hours: 07:30 – 14:00 per week. It is a term-time only role working 42 weeks a year, Monday to Friday. Free parking on site is available.
We are a co-educational independent school catering for 315 students and teachers daily, offering snacks and lunch with some hospitality weekly.
Role type: Catering Assistant at our established contracts in Upton.
Responsibilities
* Serve clients during breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
* Help set up the dining room for service.
* Prepare food for service following good hygiene and safety practices to the standard specified.
* Ensure the kitchen and service areas are left clean and tidy to the required standard of the Chef Manager or to the hygiene standards set by the company/client.
* Clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
* Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods to achieve optimum customer service delivery.
* Operate cleaning and dishwashing equipment. Clean and store equipment, service, preparation and storage areas properly.
* Complete all cleaning/hygiene duties as necessary.
* Interact and acknowledge all customers and client staff.
General Responsibilities
* Adhere to all policies and procedural requirements of legislation and company to promote a professional and flexible approach.
* Wear the correct uniform neatly and cleanly.
* Carry out necessary checks in the service and associated areas for food temperatures.
* Carry out all reasonable requests from management.
* Be conscientious with regard to Health & Safety and report any hazards to the manager.
Key Personal Skills and Attributes
* Previous experience in a catering environment and serving customers within a catering establishment.
* Team working abilities, good listening skills, ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour; Food hygiene certificate preferred.
* Adaptable and flexible; reliable, honest with an open, attentive approach to customer service.
* Willingness to learn new skills and take responsibility.
* Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying and pushing.
Knowledge / Competencies
* Good verbal English and reading/written English skills.
* Similar experience in customer and/or food preparation environment is preferred.
Benefits
* Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms, etc.).
* Free meals on duty
* Volunteer leave – up to one day per year
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Recommend a friend bonus
* Training and development opportunities
* Apprenticeship programme
* Team and company social events
* Employee assistance programme
* Workplace pension
* Career progression within a leading independent contract caterer
About Us
Thomas Franks is a founder-led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in approach and our clients and our people are paramount to our daily success.
Disclaimer
All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK. An enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. We comply with the DBS Code of Practice and undertake to treat all applicants fairly. Certain positions in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion
We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusion and growth. We invite applications from under-represented groups as we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and a better working life.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Hospitality
Notices: There is related job activity shown for locations such as Thoresby, Upton and others. This description is for the Catering Assistant role at Thomas Franks Ltd in Upton, England, United Kingdom.
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