Cafeteria Assistant (Casual)

Foodstuffs; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional grocery cooperative in Hornby is seeking a Casual Café Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will prepare and present a variety of high-quality café food and beverages while ensuring cleanliness. Ideal candidates are energetic and have experience in hospitality, exceptional customer service skills, and a willingness to start early. Join us in creating a positive and friendly café environment where you can grow and thrive.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Additional paid parental leave

Health insurance

Access to online wellbeing tools

Continuous learning opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Energetic and enthusiastic individual.
• Ability to work flexible hours including early shifts.
• Strong customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present a variety of high-quality café food and beverages.
• Maintain café cleanliness to high standards.
• Provide cover for team as needed.

Skills

Experience in hospitality or related food service industry

Food handling and barista experience

Exceptional customer service skills

Strong attention to detail

Willingness to start early and ability to work hard and have fun

Job description

About us :

We're a team of 14000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated our co-operative has more than 200 PAKnSAVE New World Four Square Raeward Fresh and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.

We value being at the heart of our communities like we've always been to make the South Island a better place for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island there's a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.

Our success is down to our people who bring their skills experience passion and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer and endless opportunities for development.

Our values :

At Foodies together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.

About the role :

Our Foodies café is requiring a Casual Café Assistant to join our Hornby based team to provide cover for our team as and when required. Our Hornby Café provides an excellent offering to our Distribution Centre team members.

In this role you will prepare and present a wide variety of high-quality café food and beverages while keeping the café to a high standard of cleanliness.

Potential hours and coverage would be within the following :

• Mon- Fri 5am until 9pm across two shifts
• Sat Sun 5am until 3.30pm

About you :

We are looking for someone who is energic and enthusiastic ideally you will also have :

• Experience in hospitality or related food service industry
• Food handling and barista experience
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to start earlyand ability to work hard and have fun!

Why join us

• Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives.
• We're committed to equitable outcomes and we offer additional paid parental leave free period products and financial health checks to name a few
• We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period discounts at local gyms access to online wellbeing tools and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
• You can access Enhanced leave; Lifestyle leave and sick leave from day one of joining the Foodies team.
• We offer continuous learning and professional growth as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
• We're proud of our supportive team environment and our positive and friendly culture thats made fun by Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events!

Dont Meet Every Requirement

We encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for individuals with diverse experiences and are keen to hear from those who believe they have the drive and potential to succeed in this role.

How to apply :

Applications will close 27 October 2025 and will only be accepted via our careers site.

If you have any questions about the role or experience any issues submitting your application please email

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