Overview
Catering Assistant – BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands
Company Description
£11.44 an hour
Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.
Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional Food Service Assistant /General Assistant/Catering Assistant we’re looking for?
If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!
Job Description
The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Food Service Assistant/General Assistant/Catering Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.
As a Food Service Assistant/General Assistant/catering Assistant you will:
Assist the team with general lunch preparation and setup duties
Supporting and serving lunch to over 600 children
Supporting all cleaning back of house
Setting up, preparing and serving hospitalities.
Supporting the chefs with light duties
Maintaining cleanliness of the environment at all times
Working 37.5 hours Monday to Friday from 10am to 5:30pm with Lunch included with shift flexibility
As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.
Qualifications
- Ideally have experience working within Education catering
- Have good Health & Safety knowledge
- Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused
- Fun and enthusiastic
- Have excellent organization skills
- Demonstrate great attention to detail
- Be a team player, and enjoy succeeding as a team
- Possess great customer service skills
- Have a flexible approach to work
Additional Information
There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:
- Free meals whilst at work
- Career development opportunities
- HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
- Reward & recognition schemes
- People awards to celebrate our employees
- Work/life balance
- Employee Benefits Platform
- Employee Assistance Program
- Recommend a friend scheme
- Company sick pay scheme
- Prestigious working environments
- Team events scheduled throughout the year
- Term Time Contract
- Pension scheme
- Competitive salary
We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.
“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”
This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.
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