Casual General Assistant

Thomas Franks Ltd; Brighton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Volunteer leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Apprenticeship programme

Career progression

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Wider wallet scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Brighton is hiring a Casual General Assistant for our state-of-the-art location affiliated with the University of Sussex. The role requires experience in fast-paced catering and a willingness to support the team across multiple service areas.

Join a busy breakfast, lunch, cafe and bar operation with a strong focus on excellent customer service and food safety. Be prepared for occasional evening or weekend shifts for functions and events.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced catering environments.
• Able to lift moderately heavy items.
• Adheres to Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen controls.
• Good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and replenish stocks.
• Prepare service areas for daily operations.
• Set up, serve, clear, and store away food and beverages for events.
• Prepare basic food for sale and ensure hygiene standards.
• Restock stocks and manage waste during service.
• Handle rubbish and recycle correctly.
• Occasionally work evenings and weekends for events.
• Comply with company food standards and safety protocols.

Skills

Teamwork

Verbal English

Written English

Food hygiene certificate

Customer service

Flexible/adaptable

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

A state-of-the-art B&I location in Brighton, affiliated with the University of Sussex. Catering numbers vary as is open to the public. We have a breakfast, lunch, café and bar offering here. It is a Monday to Friday operation and is a 52 week contract.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you as Casual General Assistant to join one of our fantastic locations in Brighton.

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.
• 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.