Catering Assistant – Christmas

John Lewis Partnership; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail group is looking for a Catering Assistant to provide excellent customer service in their restaurants. Candidates should have a passion for food and high standards of hygiene. The role involves teamwork and a flexible work schedule including weekends. Join a company that values its employees and supports work-life balance.

Benefits

Free food on working days

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Ability to work across the whole Catering team.
• High standards in food preparation and hygiene.
• Keen eye for cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a smooth catering service with the team.
• Maintain personal hygiene standards.
• Act promptly to resolve operational issues.

Skills

Flexibility

Passion for food

Attention to detail

Job description

About the role

Our Catering Assistants in our John Lewis shops, you\'ll work in either our customer restaurants or behind-the-scenes in our Partner (employee) dining rooms. Wherever you work, you\'ll offer the great customer service we\'re known for. It can be fast-paced but by taking great pride in your food preparation and presentation standards, you\'ll ensure the best possible catering experience. You\'ll also support with other catering related tasks, including stock replenishment and storage of deliveries. Our Catering Partners enjoy free food in our dining rooms on their working days and being based in our shops, there is no split shifts or late evening work.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a team to ensure a smooth catering service.
• Provide positive customer and Partner interactions with a friendly and welcoming attitude. Being an ambassador for the John Lewis brand at all times.
• Follow procedures and instructions using the Health and Safety at Work Act and Food Safety Act when completing all relevant tasks.
• Ensure stock is replenished and available for our customers.
• Reduce food wastage by ensuring care and due diligence when rotating food stock.
• Act promptly and use your initiative to resolve any issues that arise in the operation.
• Maintain personal hygiene standards.

Essential skills/experience

• Ability to be flexible to work across the whole Catering team and use your initiative to ensure the smooth running of the operation.
• Passion for food.
• Keen eye for detail and high standards in food preparation, hygiene and cleanliness.

Desirable skills/experience

• Ability to work in a fast paced physically demanding environment.
• Team work.
• Great customer service.
• Experience of working in a kitchen or a catering environment.

Varied hours of full time work (37.5 hours) across seven days to include early starts, late finishes, evenings and weekends.

The partnership

We\u2019re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We\u2019re not just employees, we\u2019re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there\u2019s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We\u2019re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we\u2019re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It\u2019s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you\u2019ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.