Catering & Events Driver

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE02: £21,900 per annum - on top of this there will be a 15 % Premium Band uplift for flexible working, so the final salary will be £25,185 per annum**

**(A revised salary range for this grade of £21,978 to £22,134 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).**

**Corporate Services Group/Accommodation, Catering & Events/ Hospitality and Events Collection**

**Full-time: 35 hours per week**

**Open-ended: permanent**

**Vacancies available: 2
**The Opportunity**:
The University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection is the commercial arm of the world-leading University of Edinburgh, which includes the conference and events team. We provide a professional operation across a broad portfolio of conferences, meetings and events, from major international conferences to day meetings and prestigious dining events (circa 2,000 events annually), held at venues across the University’s portfolio. Additionally, the team operates a large Outside Catering and Delivered Hospitality service to University buildings and to private and corporate locations across the city.

We are looking for friendly, charismatic and professional individuals to join and strengthen our diverse team. As a Catering and Events Driver, you will support the operational service delivery, which includes setting up, service, clearing and many other activities for a wide range of conferences and events. You will learn a wide range of skills as well as gain numerous of development opportunities.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Strong communication skills.
- Exceptional customer service.
- An excellent team player.
- A keen eye for attention to detail.
- Self-motivation and passion for developing your career.

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description.

**As a valued member of our team, you can expect**:

- 36 days annual leave plus 4 public holidays.
- Overtime opportunities for hours worked above 35 hours per week.
- Variety of shift patterns with a degree of flexibility.
- Internal training and career development opportunities.
- Discounts and benefits on Gym Membership, Food and Drink, Entertainment, Health and Wellbeing, Motoring Services and many more.
- Working for a world leading University with exposure to a wide range of catering, hospitality and events services and venues across the city of Edinburgh.
- Discounted onsite parking.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Workplace Nursery Scheme.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held within 2 weeks of the closing date.


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