Assistant Cook

ISS Facilities Services; Calderdale; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facility management company is seeking an Assistant Cook in Calderdale, United Kingdom. The role involves preparing high-quality food and delivering excellent catering services while maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will possess an NVQ Level 2 cookery qualification and have a passion for food and customer service. This fixed-term contract offers a supportive environment that encourages personal growth and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Passion for great-tasting food.
• Committed to delivering high-quality service.
• Demonstrates exceptional timekeeping and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious, high-quality food.
• Deliver outstanding catering services.
• Ensure prompt, efficient meal service.

Skills

Food hygiene principles

Communication skills

Team player

Strong IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent cookery qualification

Job description

Assistant Cook

Contract: Healthcare. Location: Halifax, HX3 5NQ. Hours of work: 37.5. Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7. Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract. Hourly Rate: £12.21.

We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion for food and a desire to grow within a supportive, development-focused environment. As an Assistant Cook with ISS UK, you’ll work closely with an experienced team, assisting with food preparation in our kitchens and helping to deliver an exceptional service to our customers.

The Role

• Prepare delicious, high-quality food
• Deliver outstanding catering services both in and outside the kitchen
• Meet deadlines and ensure prompt, efficient meal service
• Strong IT skills, including email, Microsoft Office and online systems.
• Maintain excellent standards of hygiene and keep all areas clean and organised
• Uphold our health and safety standards, ensuring a safe and secure working environment
• Work collaboratively as part of the wider ISS team to help create an exceptional experience for colleagues and customers

About You

• NVQ Level 2 (or working towards it) or an equivalent cookery qualification
• A genuine passion for great-tasting food
• Strong understanding of food hygiene principles
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships
• A motivated individual with a desire to succeed
• Be approachable, friendly, and a positive presence within the team
• Committed to delivering high-quality service with strong attention to detail
• Supportive, helpful, and a positive team player
• Demonstrates exceptional timekeeping and reliability

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience. Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference.

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.