Catering Assistant

1 week ago


Crawley, United Kingdom Thomas Franks Ltd Full time

**Catering Assistant**:
**Crawley**:
**Contract**:Temporary**
**Salary**:13.25****:
A stunning B&I location in Crawley, West Sussex. Catering from approximately 170 on quiet days to 400 on the busier days. We offer a coffee bar, light snacks, lunch and lots of high-end hospitality. This is a Tuesday - Thursday 08:00 - 14:30 operation with the additional benefit of free lunch and free parking on site.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a **Catering Assistant** to join our established & friendly team at our prestigious contracts in **Crawley.**

**This is a 3-month contract with the possibility of extension.**

**Role requirements (Task & Responsibilities)**:

- Serve clients during Breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
- Help setting up the dining room for service.
- Prepare food for service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
- Ensure the kitchen is 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, dishwashing equipment. Properly clean and store equipment, service, preparation and storage areas.
- Complete all / any necessary cleaning/hygiene duties.
- Interact and acknowledge all customers and client staff.

**General Responsibilities**:

- Ensure that all policies and procedural requirements of both legislation and company are adhered to in order to alwayli promote a professional and flexible approach.
- Ensure that the correct uniform is always worn neatly and cleanly.
- Ensure all necessary checks are carried out in the service and associated areas for food temperatures.
- Carry out all reasonable request of the management.
- Be conscientious with regard to Health & Safety and report any hazards to the manager.

**Key personal skills and attributes**:

- Previous experience of working within a catering environment
- Previous experience of serving customers within a catering establishment
- 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**:

- 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.

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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