Better places, thriving communities.
Pay: £12.36 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Type: Full Time
Hours: 30 hours per week
Location: North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT), Unit 5, Freshwater Road, Dagenham, Greater London, England, RM8 1RX
We are currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Catering Assistant to join our team.
As part of this role, you will become a Frozen Food Picker joining our cold storage warehouse team. This role is responsible for accurately selecting frozen food products based on customer orders, preparing them for delivery, and ensuring product quality is maintained.
The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a freezer environment and follows all safety and food handling protocols.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Accurately pick frozen food items from shelves or bins according to pick lists
2. Verify product codes, quantities, and expiration dates to ensure order accuracy
3. Pack and label orders securely for distribution
4. Work in a temperature-controlled fridge / freezer environment
5. Maintain proper food safety and hygiene standards in handling products
6. Ensure accurate stock rotation (FIFO - First In, First Out)
7. Replenish picking areas as needed and assist with stock counts
8. Report damaged or expired products to supervisors
9. Follow all health, safety, and warehouse procedures and protocols
Qualifications:
10. Previous experience in a warehouse or cold storage environment is an advantage
11. Comfortable working in sub-zero temperatures for extended periods (PPE provided)
12. Strong attention to detail and accuracy
13. Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
14. Reliable, punctual, and safety-conscious
15. Level 2 Food Safety Qualification is an advantage
Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.
Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10, - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .