Catering Assistant | Monday to Friday |

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Catering Assistant to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers the chance to work in a vibrant environment, serving around 700 customers daily. You will be responsible for food preparation, customer service, and maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will have a passion for food, excellent teamwork skills, and a commitment to delivering exceptional service. Join a company that values individuality and offers fantastic opportunities for career progression and personal development.

Benefits

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee assistance programme

Team & company social events

Wider wallet scheme

Volunteers leave

Unrivalled individual training and development

Well established apprenticeship programme

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced catering environment.
• Ability to work on own initiative and in a team.
• Good understanding of food hygiene and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Support team with serving customers and replenishing stocks.
• Prepare food for service following hygiene standards.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and safety policies.

Skills

Team working abilities

Listening skills

Food hygiene certificate

Customer service skills

Ability to manage heavy lifting

Education

Food hygiene certificate

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28.04.2025

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12.06.2025

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Job Description:

Catering Assistant | Monday to Friday |

London

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £13.85 per hour
Hours: 40h per week

One of the world's largest law firms with their UK HQ in London. Catering for around 700 people daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast & lunch in the restaurant along with lots of High end, frequent hospitality. This role is Monday to Friday and the location benefits from great transport links.

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

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.
• Workplace pension.
• 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.