Catering Assistant

BaxterStorey; Coleford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday including bank holiday

Birthday off

Free meals on shift

Pension and life insurance

Perkbox discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing hub

Employee assistance programme

Volunteer days

Job summary

BaxterStorey is hiring a Catering Assistant for a 37.5 hour week at Curtiss Wright - Bournemouth Airport. You will serve food and beverages with a friendly, professional approach and support a busy team across front- and back-of-house tasks.

Role includes helping in kitchens, cleaning and handling duties while delivering excellent customer service to guests. Training and development will be provided within an inclusive team environment.

Qualifications

• Friendly, professional and reliable.
• Comfortable with hands-on kitchen, cleaning and washing-up duties.
• Happy working as part of a busy team.
• Confident providing good customer service.
• Flexible and willing to support different areas of the catering operation.

Responsibilities

• Service – serve food and beverages to guests in a friendly and professional manner.
• Customer Service - provide excellent service by being attentive to guests’ needs.
• Teamwork - collaborate with all other staff to ensure smooth operations.
• Adherence to Regulations - comply with health and safety regulations and guidelines on location.
• Cleanliness - maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and dining areas.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Customer service

Teamwork

Flexible

Job description

Title: Catering Assistant

Location: Curtiss Wright - Bournemouth Airport

5-day week - Monday to Friday

• 28 Days holiday, including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 24 weeks' enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Company Description

Title: Catering Assistant

Location: Curtiss Wright - Bournemouth Airport

5-day week - Monday to Friday

Part-time: 37.5 hours

Salary: £12.80 p/h

Benefits

• 28 Days holiday, including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 weeks' enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

We Are Looking For Someone Who Is

• Friendly, professional and reliable
• Comfortable with hands‑on kitchen, cleaning and washing‑up duties
• Happy working as part of a busy team
• Confident providing good customer service
• Flexible and willing to support different areas of the catering operation

Previous catering or hospitality experience would be beneficial, and barista experience would be an advantage, but full training can be provided for the right person.

At BaxterStorey, our people are at the heart of what we do. You will be supported within an inclusive team environment with opportunities to learn, develop and build your skills.

If you enjoy working with people, like being part of a team and are happy to get stuck into the practical side of catering, we would love to hear from you.

Job Description

• Service – serve food and beverages to guests in a friendly and professional manner. Ensure that guests’ needs and requests are efficiently and effectively addressed
• Customer Service - provide excellent service by being attentive to guests’ needs at every point on their customer journey. Answering questions and addressing any concerns or issues in a friendly manner
• Teamwork - collaborate with all other staff to ensure the smooth flow of operations and support and contribute to creating an inclusive and safe working environment
• Adherence to Regulations - comply with health and safety regulations, as well as any specific food service or catering guidelines established on location
• Cleanliness - maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards in the kitchen and dining areas

Qualifications

• Have a contagious passion for food and/or customer service
• You draw satisfaction from working within a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution‑oriented perspective
• Previous experience in a similar role, especially in the food service industry, is often a plus
• Some knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices
• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values

Additional Information

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

Wholeheartedly Positive

We are up‑beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each team member to feel respected and able to give their best.

And to support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ED&I (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.