Cafe Team Member

Tea is brewing. Café doors are opening. The day is about to start, and so are our café team members. Theyre the talented people making every day a little better for our customers. Now, you can join them. As a Team Member in our café, you're part of everything - a bit of cooking, a bit of chatting with customers, and a lot of impact. As someone dedicated to great service, youll make sure that every dish you prepare and serve lives up to the promise of our menu and meets all safety standards. Along with this, youll help keep everything, from kitchen equipment to customer tables tidy and clean. Its a lively role, full of everyday challenges, but thats just one of the reasons its so exciting. A few other reasons include flexible working hours, opportunities for progression and so much more. Its our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if youd like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you. The table shows the periods of time in the week wed like you to be available to work the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and youll have 3 weeks notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues, therefore if the times youre available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, wed still love to hear from you. Click here to read more. Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role. You will be responsible for: Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of Tesco as a business, the following provides an overview of the roles key responsibilities and measures: Keeping kitchen equipment and utensils clean and tidy. Serving customers quickly, efficiently and with care. Following food safety and hygiene regulations while keeping daily records. Practising first in, first out (FIFO) stock rotation to keep our food fresh. Accepting deliveries and handling the safe storage of food. Being aware of (and following) all operational policies and procedures. Preparing, cooking, and serving food according to our cafés delicious menu. Making sure we maintain our standards and all food products are available. Knowing our cafés menu inside and out and serving food exactly as its intended. Resolving customer complaints and passing on information to the Café Manager. Staying up-to-date with business communications and exciting new initiatives. Clearing and sanitising tables so our café stays clean. You will need: You will need A commitment to hospitality and excellent customer service. Knowledge of Health and Safety standards. The ability to work efficiently and maintain a clean environment. Personal Comfortable working in a team. Great communicator with a proactive attitude. Ability to multitask and work well under pressure. Confident using your initiative to improve ways of working. Good at planning and keeping things organised. Adaptable to working in the buzz of a fast-paced environment. What's in it for you: Alongside a fantastic work life balance, we offer excellent benefits that help make The Cafe a great place to work. These include but arent limited to:: Colleague Clubcard after 3 months service - 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four-day period, off most purchases at Tesco Request flexible working from day one Retirement savings plan Life Assurance Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of lifes moments, big and small Holiday starting at 28 days (Including Bank Holidays) Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here. About us: Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco. We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you. NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit