Casual Catering Assistant

Thomas Franks Ltd.; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Wider wallet scheme (discounts)

Cycle to work scheme

Training & development

Career progression

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in High Wycombe invites applications for a Casual Catering Assistant at one of its locations. The role involves serving customers, maintaining hygiene, and supporting events across seven days a week.

A background in fast-paced catering is preferred, with an emphasis on teamwork, reliability, and strong English communication. You will be working in a team-focused environment with opportunities to develop skills through training and a structured apprenticeship programme.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced catering environment preferred.
• Right to Work in the UK is required.
• Ability to maintain high standards of food hygiene and safety.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and replenish stocks during service.
• Prepare service areas and set up for meal service.
• Serve, clear, and store away food, beverages, or equipment for events.
• Assist with basic food preparation following hygiene standards.
• Restock consumables and manage waste during service.

Skills

Teamwork

Listening skills

Initiative

Personal presentation

Hygiene

Food hygiene certificate

Adaptability

Reliability

Customer service

Job description

Contract: Casual
Salary: £13.50 - £15 per hour

A professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and the team competes in League One. Catering for about 10,000 people on match days. Lots of F&B Outlets and about 20 Private Boxes. This location operates 7 days a week.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you as Casual CateringAssistant to join one of our fantastic locations in High Wycombe.

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast-paced catering environment.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

Key responsibilities:

• To support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, cleaning.
• Prepare all service areas for the days business relating to that meal service.
• Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
• Prepare basic food for sale/service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
• Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, pre-empt customer needs and achieve optimum customer service delivery.
• Empty, remove and store rubbish / recycle rubbish in the correct place.
• Be prepared to occasionally work evening and/or weekend for functions and school events.
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

You will have the following skills:

• Team working abilities, Listening skills, the ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
• The ability to be adaptable and be flexible as necessary. Reliable, Honest and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
• Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
• Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• 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.

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.