General Assistant

3 weeks ago


Tonbridge, United Kingdom Thomas Franks Ltd Full time

**General Assistant**:
**Tonbridge**:
**Contract**:Permanent**
**Salary**:11.44****:
An exceptional Co-Ed Prep School in the heart of Tonbridge catering for boys and girls aged 3 to 13. Feeding just over 300 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Lunch with a fair amount of hospitality. This is a term time contract and operates Monday to Friday. Additional benefit to this location is free parking onsite.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you as **General Assistant** to join one of our fantastic locations in **Tonbridge.**

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast-paced catering environment.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

9am - 2.45 Monday to Friday, Term time only. Overtime required as per business requirements.

**Key responsibilities**:

- To support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, cleaning.
- Prepare all service areas for the days business relating to that meal service.
- Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
- Prepare basic food for sale/service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
- Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, pre-empt customer needs and achieve optimum customer service delivery.
- Empty, remove and store rubbish / recycle rubbish in the correct place.
- Be prepared to occasionally work evening and/or weekend for functions and school events.
- Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
- Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

**You will have the following skills**:

- Team working abilities, Listening skills, the ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
- The ability to be adaptable and be flexible as necessary. Reliable, Honest and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
- Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
- Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.

**Knowledge / competencies**:

- Hold a level 2 food Hygiene qualification.
- Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
- Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
- Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred.

**Benefits**
- Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
- Free meals on duty
- Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Recommend a friend bonus.
- Unrivalled individual training and development.
- Well established apprenticeship programme.
- Team & company social events.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Workplace pension.
- Excellent 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 every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

**Disclaimer**

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

**Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks



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