Senior Catering Assistant

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Prepare food orders ready to order from supplier
- Maintain stock control ensuring that regular stock checks and rotation is carried out
- Unload, check and sign for incoming goods against official paperwork, process and file standard order forms and advice notes
- Deliver, issue and collect orders, food and supplies to/from wards and departments
- Deal with enquiries/requests both internally and externally
- Pack and check food orders for ward
- Maintain and keep up to date records in relation to duties,/stock
- Ensure the delivery area is kept clean and tidy at all times
- Concentration will be required when operating lifting machinery and when checking goods orders

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Prepare food orders ready to order from supplier
- Maintain stock control ensuring that regular stock checks and rotation is carried out
- Unload, check and sign for incoming goods against official paperwork, process and file standard order forms and advice notes
- Deliver, issue and collect orders, food and supplies to/from wards and departments
- Deal with enquiries/requests both internally and externally
- Pack and check food orders for ward
- Maintain and keep up to date records in relation to duties,/stock
- Ensure the delivery area is kept clean and tidy at all times
- Concentration will be required when operating lifting machinery and when checking goods orders
- The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding and share the Mission, Values and Behaviours of the Trust which defines our culture. All staff are required to promote and adhere to these.
- Responsible for promoting a positive work culture.
- Responsible for maintaining own core competences and CPD register along with supporting department wide training and development needs.
- The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding and share the Mission, Values and Behaviours of the Trust which defines our culture. All staff are required to promote and adhere to these.
- Responsible for promoting a positive work culture.
- Responsible for maintaining own core competences and CPD register along with supporting department wide training and development needs.

**Other**:

- Assist the supervisor on a day to day basis
- Assist in the induction and training of other employees
- Comment on departmental policies and procedures
- Work in catering team, assisting with training and guidance as required
- Complete own timesheets
- Assist with quality assurance spot checks
- Ensure at the end of each day/week that all required records are up to date, i.e. water flushing, temperature charts, cleaning schedules and forward to supervisor as required
- Respond to tasks that may arise in an emergency and times of staff shortage
- Flexible working within a team
- Take a personal duty of care for all equipment that is used on a day to day basis as part of the role
- Report any misuse of, or faulty equipment to the appropriate person

**Systems and equipment (non-exhaustive)**:

- Judgement will need to be exercised on efficient use of the catering equipment, trolleys, etc.

**Decisions and judgements**:

- The post holder does not have any responsibility for staff
- The post holder will be guided by standard operating procedures and operate within health hygiene, food preparation and cooking procedures
- The post holder will work within established procedures/practices with supervision available for reference
- The post holder will follow policies in own role and may be required to comment, but has no responsibility for service development