Catering and Office Assistant

BuroHappold Eng; Bath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Catering and Office Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring smooth operations and high service standards. This role involves a variety of tasks from food preparation to managing meeting rooms and supporting facilities. You'll thrive in an innovative environment that values sustainability and social outcomes, all while being part of a supportive team. Embrace the opportunity to develop your skills and contribute to a culture that values flexibility and well-being. If you're ready to make a difference in a dynamic workplace, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Generous Pension Scheme

Dental Insurance

Optical Cover

Travel Insurance

Season Ticket Loans

Corporate Discounts

Enhanced Parenthood Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Level 2 in Food Hygiene is required; training can be provided.
• Knowledge of Food Safety and Allergens is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation and serving customers.
• Maintain cleanliness of office tea points and coffee machines.
• Handle catering and facilities requests.

Skills

Food Hygiene Level 2

Food Safety Knowledge

Health & Safety Awareness

Customer Service Skills

Time Management

Microsoft Office Suite

Adaptability

Prior Office Experience

Education

Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Catering and Office Assistant

Join our Bath Café and Facilities team to ensure smooth operations and high service standards at our Bath office. Responsibilities include office and meeting room catering, facilities and reception support, and general housekeeping, with some lifting involved. Working hours are 10:00 – 15:00 with a 30-minute lunch break, and occasional out-of-hours and weekend work may be required.

Your next role

Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.

• This is an extraordinary opportunity to contribute to our fantastic Business Support team.
• Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture, and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
• You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter.

Key duties

• Assisting with food preparation and serving customers.
• Setting up and packing down meeting rooms.
• Maintaining and cleaning office tea points and coffee machines.
• Receiving and unpacking deliveries.
• Managing catering and stationery stock.
• Keeping kitchen and tea point areas tidy.
• Handling facilities and catering requests.
• Providing occasional reception cover.
• Escorting contractors and assisting with large deliveries.
• Reporting maintenance issues.
• Updating Health & Safety checklists and conducting inspections.
• Performing emergency light checks and water flushing.
• Completing other ad-hoc office tasks as needed.

Your skills and experience

• Hold a Level 2 in Food Hygiene (training can be provided).
• Have in-depth knowledge of Food Safety, Allergens, and Safety Regulations (training can be provided).
• Health & Safety Awareness (training can be provided).
• Fire Warden (training provided).
• First Aid officer (training provided).
• Positive mindset with excellent customer service skills.
• Professional, confident, and collaborative.
• Exceptional time management and organisational abilities.
• Adaptable and resilient to changing workloads and priorities.
• Prior office and facilities experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, SharePoint).

What we offer you

• Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance and income protection.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you.