Food Service Assistant

Holroyd Howe; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract caterer is seeking a passionate Food Service Assistant for prestigious education settings in Cambridge. This role involves providing exceptional food services while maintaining high standards of quality and hygiene. Benefit from a supportive environment with career development opportunities and bespoke employee benefits.

Benefits

Free meals whilst at work

Career development opportunities

Reward & recognition schemes

Company sick pay scheme

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a professional kitchen.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying schedules.
• Excellent presentation and enthusiasm for food.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering high-quality food service.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene.
• Build great rapport with customers and team members.

Skills

Communication

Organizational

Teamwork

Customer Service

Job description

Company Description

25 hours per week

£14.00 per hour 5 days over 7

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.

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 Food Service Assistant we’re looking for?

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!

Job Description

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Food Service Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

As a Food Service Assistant you will…

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a professional kitchen
  
  

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Strong organisational and time-management skills

Flexibility to adapt to varying schedules

Commitment to maintaining high standards of food quality and hygiene

If you're passionate about food, reliable, and ready to jump into a busy kitchen environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Ideally have experience working within Education catering

• Have good Health & Safety knowledge
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills
• Demonstrate great attention to detail
• Be a team player, and enjoy succeeding as a team
• Possess great customer service skills
• Have a flexible approach to work
  
  

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• 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 scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary
  
  

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.

“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.