Canteen Assistant - Full Time

Farmfoods; Daventry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks holiday

15% staff discount

Staff benefits package

Free canteen facilities

Uniform & PPE provided

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Virtual GP & discounted services

Job summary

Farmfoods is hiring Canteen Assistants for our new distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire. The role offers permanent full-time hours with shifts across the week, including weekends.

You’ll prepare hot and cold foods, serve meals, and maintain a clean kitchen area while enjoying benefits like a generous leave allowance and staff discounts. We guarantee 37.5 hours per week for full-time positions with overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation or catering is preferred.
• Ability to cook and serve meals to a high standard.
• Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen.
• Work well in a team and adapt to shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Food preparation tasks
• Cooking and counter serving of meals
• Receiving and moving deliveries to kitchen storage
• Replenishment of fridges
• Cleaning of kitchen utensils, appliances, and surfaces.

Skills

Food preparation

Cooking

Cleaning

Teamwork

Job description

• Hours: 37.5 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £14.85 per hour.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

• Hours: 37.5 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £14.85 per hour.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

We are looking to recruit Canteen Assistants who will be responsible for preparing hot & cold food at our brand new distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire. Details about the new site are included below:

• Address = Logicor Park Daventry, Royal Oak Way N, Daventry, NN11 8QL.
• Positions starting in August and September.

We offer a permanent full time position and have a variety of shift patterns available working 5 days from 7 each week, including at least one weekend day. We may also have some part time work available.

Shift patterns include:

• Late shift - From 14:00 to 22:00

Pay, working hours & benefits:

We offer an hourly pay rate of £14.85 per hour for afternoon, late and night shifts (£12.35 if you are under 21).

You will be guaranteed a minimum of 37.5 hours work per week for full time positions and if you're looking to earn a bit more then overtime is regularly available.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

• 30 days annual leave pro rata.
• Regular breaks during your shift.
• Full training provided.
• Free canteen facilities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.
• A smart uniform and all PPE provided at no cost to you.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.
• A staff benefits package which includes a virtual GP as well as discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

Duties include:

• Food preparation tasks
• Cooking and counter serving of meals
• Receiving and moving of deliveries to kitchen storage
• Replenishment of fridges
• Cleaning of kitchen utensils, appliances, and surfaces.

A bit about us:

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an old fashioned, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our warehouse operatives are the backbone of our distribution operation and are essential to ensuring our shops have everything they need to deliver a great service to our customers.