Catering Assistant - Brackley

Holroyd Howe; Brackley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Brackley, UK, is seeking a Catering Assistant to provide excellent service in a school setting. Key responsibilities include assisting in food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring customer satisfaction in a dynamic environment. The position offers free meals, career development opportunities, and a competitive salary, emphasizing teamwork and a commitment to safeguarding children. This role is ideal for someone passionate about food and service.

Benefits

Free meals whilst at work

Career development opportunities

Reward & recognition schemes

28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays

Pension scheme

Team events scheduled throughout the year

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering or food service environment is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and interact positively with customers.
• Willingness to attend training on food safety and health guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of food and snacks.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and restaurant areas.
• Provide friendly, efficient, and hygienic service to customers.
• Ensure prompt and effective service during busy periods.
• Cooperate with team members for efficient service delivery.

Skills

Customer service

Food preparation

Teamwork

Job description

Term time only- contracted to 175 days per year. Hours of work are 35 hours with a 30 minute unpaid break. Monday to Friday 12.00pm - 7.30pm. To provide a friendly catering service, performing a variety of manual tasks associated with food production and service in the location.

Key Responsibilities

• To assist in the preparation of food and snacks.
• To keep the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.
• To provide a friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all customers.
• To ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• To be customer focused at all times, by being visible during service periods, approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
• To project a willing and helpful attitude to customers; to seek the appropriate knowledge of food items sold through out catering areas and to keep areas and service counters clean and fully stocked.
• To treat your team members at location as you would expect to be treated.
• To co-operate with all team members and undertake duties in the kitchen / service areas as requested to ensure an efficient and effective service is delivered at all times.
• To attend food safety, health and safety and environmental training courses as required.
• To rigorously follow the unit cleaning schedules.

Company Overview

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK's leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

What We Offer

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional Catering Assistant we're looking for?

Benefits

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend schemeCompany sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

Salary and Working Conditions

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

Equal Opportunity, Safeguarding and DBS

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences. This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references. DBS check required for the catering assistant role at Winchester House School, Brackley start date asap in 2026.