Barista

Thomas Franks Ltd; Bedford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Bedford is seeking a talented Barista to join their team. You will provide exceptional coffee service while adhering to food safety standards. The role offers benefits like free meals, a cycle to work scheme, and career progression opportunities. Join us in delivering excellence in a vibrant work environment.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Previous barista experience essential.
• Good understanding of verbal and written English.
• Experience in customer service or food preparation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality barista coffee for customers.
• Adhere to food hygiene and health & safety policies.
• Manage payments and cash handling.
• Stock rotation of retail items.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Team player

Barista experience

Personable and fun

Job description

Job Description:

Barista

Bedford

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £13.50 p/hr
Hours: 40 per week

A brand new B&I location that provides flexible high-spec labs, product development spaces & modern offices for science & tech businesses based in Bedford. It is the place where food, health, nutrition and well-being converge. Catering for approx 450 people on site, we offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch and Hospitality. This location operates Monday to Friday. Additional benefit of this location is free parking on site.

We are looking for a talented Barista to join our team at one of our prestigious contracts in Bedford.

Key responsibilities:

• To work well in a team producing the best barista coffee for staff and visitors
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• Ensure that all retail items are stocked and rotated regularly
• Set up of location in the mornings for daily operation
• Manage payments and any cash handling.
• Daily stock takes of products available

You will have the following skills:

• Excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Barista experience essential
• Personable, good sense of humour, fun.

Knowledge / competencies:

Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.

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