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Catering Assistant
Job ref: 28506 Category: Warehouse
1. Salary
2. Location 2-4 Dewar Close, Segensworth West, Fareham
3. Contract Type Permanent
4. Hours
5. Closing Date 9 December, 2025
6. Business Unit Booker Distribution
7. Share
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2-4 Dewar Close, Segensworth West, Fareham PO15 5UB
About the role
As a Catering Assistant, you’ll be part of a small, friendly team providing a high-quality hot and cold food service to our colleagues.
What we’re looking for:
8. Previous experience working in a kitchen or catering environment
9. A team player with great attention to detail
10. Commitment to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming canteen area at all times
What you’ll do:
11. Prepare and serve a variety of hot and cold meals
12. Ensure excellent food hygiene and cleanliness standards
13. Work collaboratively with the catering team to deliver great service
If you’re passionate about food and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Hours for this role are Monday - Friday 12pm-8pm
Main Responsibilities
14. Ordering of Stock for food preparation and vending machines
15. Supporting stock management and stock control
16. Code checking and checking quality of stock
17. Preparation of food in accordance with food hygiene regulations
18. Vending machine replenishment and management (price changes, cleaning and cash collection)
19. Hospitality support
20. Assisting in maintaining housekeeping in the canteen & kitchen facilities, dining area and Kitchen counters
21. Adhere to food hygiene/HACCP/Allegen/COSHH Guidelines at all times
22. Maintaining due diligence on temperature controls and code dates
You will need
23. Cooking experience is essential
24. An excellent attitude towards customer service with a friendly outgoing personality and be used to working within a team environment.
25. 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
26. The ideal candidate will be required to prepare, cook and serve food along with cleaning duties and stock vending machines.
27. Hours for this role are Monday - Friday 12pm-8pm
What's in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
28. A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
29. After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
30. 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
31. Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
32. Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
33. 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
34. Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
35. An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
36. After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
37. Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
38. Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
39. Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
40. A great holiday package