Catering Assistant

**Catering Assistant**:
Bouygues Energies & Services Solutions - Waterloo (KCL)

Bouygues Energies and Services currently has an exciting opportunity within our Facilities and Maintenance department for a Catering Assistant to support our catering facilities at King’s College London in Waterloo.

This is a permanent position working 40 hours p/week, 8 hours per day (rostered for 9 hours with a 1 hour unpaid break) to be completed between 7.30am & 6.30pm working 5 days out of 7 (occasional later evenings will be required until 10pm). Please note there will be a requirement in the contract to work weekends as and when required, in particular for the three summer months of June, July and August due to weekend hospitality events/summer schools.

**Key Activities**:

- To work in all areas of the catering business as requested/rostered including, but not limited to, Retail, Restaurant, Cafes, Hospitality, Kitchen.
- Restock/merchandise all displays/fridges as and when required and assist with monthly stock takes.
- Maintain cleanliness of all catering areas through regular and scheduled deep cleaning.
- Compliance with all Health & Safety, Food Safety legislation such as temperature recording, wastage recording, stock rotation, labelling, allergens, etc.
- Process transactions through the tills in line with the cashless policy.
- **Working 40 hours per week, rostered for 9 hours per day (8 hours plus a one hour unpaid break), typically either 07:30 to 16:30 or 09:30 to 18:30 during an ordinary, standard working week where there are no evening/weekend events or summer schools**
**Work days will be predominately Monday to Friday with occasional evening/weekend work during term time for events/hospitality and university open days. Regular evening/weekend work during summer.**:

- **Must have the flexibility to work weekends/evenings when there are events/hospitality and during the summer schools program, out of term (approximately 10/11 weeks from the end of June to beginning of September each year), on a rota basis**

**Skills & Qualifications**:

- Previous experience within catering/hospitality and/or as a Barista is highly desirable.
- Outstanding communication and customer service skills.
- A basic knowledge of Health & Safety.
- Basic Food Hygiene awareness and basic knowledge/understanding of HACCP.
- Flexible with working out of hours as required

**Our excellent benefits package includes**:

- Generous holiday allowance
- Company share scheme
- 2 paid volunteering days a year
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Employee assistance programme
- **Free meals and drinks whilst on duty. Free uniform provided.**

**Why Bouygues E&S Solutions?**

Bouygues Energies & Services Solutions (BYES) is an international business operating in over 25 countries and employing over 13,500 people. The company is part of the Bouygues Group - a global brand employing over 130,000 people in 80 countries within the construction, engineering, civil works, energy services, telecommunications, and media sectors.

In the UK, Bouygues Energies & Services is a leading provider of facilities management (FM), energy services, highways, and complex engineering solutions across the public and private sectors.

We place a strong emphasis on continual development, both professional and interpersonal. Currently over 2% of the Company’s payroll is spent on Learning and Development activities. We have our own international and local training centres, delivering technical and management courses.

**Bouygues Construction UK was awarded the Top Employers United Kingdom and Top Employers Europe certification. We are also proud to have been awarded Investors in People Gold, which demonstrates our commitment to our people.**

**Be Yourself**

Here at Bouygues we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. You will also have an opportunity to join our employee led diversity & inclusion communities such as WeLink (women network), Encompass (LGBTQ+), Kaleidoscope (BAME), Disability and Wellness peer support network, Parents and Carers network.

**In addition, you’ll benefit from**:
Company shares and pension