Food Coordinator

1 week ago

Bluewater John Lewis Partners, United Kingdom John Lewis Partnership Full time £26,000 - £32,500 per year
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Food Coordinator and Coach, you'll be working with our Catering Partners to ensure they have all of the key skills they need to provide our customers with an excellent hospitality experience each and every time.

You'll be working both in the kitchen and front of house to achieve the highest culinary standards and a seamless operation.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £4.00 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

It's a fast-paced role with plenty of variety to your daily tasks. Typical responsibilities will include:

- Sharing your knowledge and passion to deliver training in an effective way, passing on your expertise of food preparation to the rest of the Catering team.

- Creating a market-leading customer experience while maximising sales, minimising wastage and exceeding customer service targets.

- Working in the kitchen and front-of-house alongside Catering Partners

- Delivering the central hospitality teams vision of the menu and meeting the defined presentation standards.

- Assuring the end-to-end ordering process is managed and support the Team Managers in all aspects of food safety compliance and administrative tasks.

- Demonstrate your passionate for service and great food, always showing a desire and drive to learn and develop, acting as a role model to others in your team.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

- Previous employment in a catering environment.

- Previous kitchen experience.

- Previous training or coaching experience.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

- Food Safety Levels 1-3 (training for these will be provided).

- Customer-facing selling or service environment experience.

- Administration experience.

- Good computer literacy skills.

Closing Date:

November 2, 2025


Pay:

£26, £32,500.00 Annual


Contract Type:

Permanent


Hours of Work:

Various hours on a Rota basis to include weekend working 07:30-19:00


Job Level:

Partnership Level 9

Where You'll Be Working:

Bluewater (John Lewis & Partners), Bluewater Shopping Centre, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9SAABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important points to note:  

It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. ​ 

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.  

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. 

  • Food Coordinator

    5 days ago

    Brent Cross (John Lewis & Partners), United Kingdom John Lewis Partnership Full time £29,400 - £36,000

    ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Food Coordinator and Coach, you'll be working with our Catering Partners to ensure they have all of the key skills they need to provide our customers with an excellent hospitality experience each and every time. You'll be working both in the kitchen and front of house to achieve the highest culinary standards and a seamless operation.In...

  • Shop Support Partner

    2 weeks ago

    Solihull (John Lewis & Partners), United Kingdom John Lewis Partnership Full time £26,300 - £32,500

    ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Shop Support Partner you'll be providing the efficient administrative support that benefits the needs of the shop operation and ultimately, our customers. You'll work with your peers and leadership team to support the delivery of shop priorities and targets, focussing on productivity, working flexibly and driving efficiency through...

  • Administrator Customer Delivery Hub

    7 hours ago

    Trumpington Customer Delivery Hub (John Lewis & Partners), United Kingdom John Lewis Partnership Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLEAs our Customer Delivery Hub Administrator, you will work closely with a collaborative team to ensure a seamless Customer Delivery Hub operation and high-quality administrative support for our internal and external stakeholders. You will resolve Stakeholder queries efficiently and effectively by utilising our Customer Delivery Hub systems and...

  • Warehouse Manager

    1 week ago

    Sherborne St John, United Kingdom Dovetail HRS Full time

    Job Type: Warehouse Manager Location: Basingstoke Salary Range: £35,000 - £40,000 Permanent role An exciting opportunity to join a business at a time of growth and development. This is a warehouse fulfilment business that also has a manufacturing / production division based in Basingstoke. They are seeking an experienced Warehouse and Logistics...

  • Private Estate Workers

    1 week ago

    Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom Fowler Fortescue Full time

    **Couple required for house keeping and estate maintenance.** A position has arisen for a couple to work on an exciting brand new high-end Estate on the Isle of Lewis on the Outer Hebrides. The principal dwelling on the Estate has recently been rebuilt and now offers an amazing opportunity for a couple to embed within the Estate community to provide...

  • Transport Partner

    1 week ago

    Coulsdon DFC (Waitrose & Partners), United Kingdom John Lewis Partnership Full time £13,600 - £13,850 per year

    ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Transport Partner with our Waitrose Customer Fulfilment Centres, your role will be to provide essential administration support to our Transport department. With ongoing communication to our team of Drivers, you will ensure that work is allocated effectively, vans are leaving on time and safely and that vehicle movements within the yard are...

  • Care Assistant

    6 days ago

    Westbury Fields - John Wills House (Care Home) BS, United Kingdom St Monica Trust Full time £18,000 - £25,000 per year

    We are committed to communities where older people flourish, by providing opportunities for our residents to enjoy treasured relationships, exercise choice and feel valued.  When you join the St Monica Trust, you'll be part of an organisation built on 100 years of trust, thanks to the people who work for us.  Our benefits and perks for permanent and fixed...