Airport lounge Kitchen Assistant

Sodexo; Royal Borough of Greenwich; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits, rewards and recogn.

Job summary

Sodexo London Stansted Airport Emirates Lounge is seeking a proactive Kitchen Assistant to support chefs in presenting food and beverages to the highest standards. The role requires attention to detail, reliability and the ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced airport environment.

You will contribute to maintaining quality, stock levels and hygiene across service periods, with desirable experience in lounges or airports being advantageous.

Qualifications

• Kitchen assistant experience required.
• Highly motivated with good attention to detail.
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment.
• Desirable: Lounge experience.
• Desirable: Airport experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the chef with the presentation of all food and beverage, ensuring quality and quantity are consistently monitored.
• Follow Emirates’ food ratio guidelines where possible.
• Maintain and replenish buffet and stock levels for a la carte service in line with food safety standards and HACCP.
• Ensure items are date coded, stock rotated and labelled correctly using shelf life rules.
• Ensure sufficient preparation is completed for the following shift.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Motivated

Attention to detail

Team initiative

Job description

Job introduction

About the Role

Kitchen Assistant at London Stansted Airport - Emirates Lounge

We’re experience makers.

And we’re hiring.

We value diversity, equality and inclusion.

Come on in – the door’s open! As a global company, our market is the world – therefore it’s only right that our teams reflect all the incredible diversity it has to offer

Our experiences are unique, and so are our people. Bring personality, your background and your desire for delighting others. In return we’ll give you all you need to thrive. Because at Sodexo Live! We’re so much more. Be part of something greater.

What you'll do

• Assist the chef with the presentation of all food and beverage, ensuring quality, quantity are consistently monitored, maintained and display is as per set specification.
• Where possible if introduced follow food ratio guidelines set out by emirates are followed.
• Ensure buffet and stock levels of all food and beverage items for a la carte service are properly maintained and replenished regularly as required and in accordance with food and safety standards. Control and monitor hygiene standards as per HACCAP.

• Ensure that all products stored or displayed are date coded, stock rotated and labelled correctly using the shelf life rule.

• Ensure that sufficient preparation is completed for the following shift.

What you'll bring

Essential

• Kitchen Assistant experience is a must
• Highly motivated
• Attention to detail
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment

Desirable

• Lounge experience
• Airport experience

Why Sodexo?

• £13.90 per hour
• 4 days – 2 mornings, 2 afternoons, and 2 days off.
• Many employee benefits, rewards and recognition.