Food Service Assistant

Sodexo Group; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No weekend work

Brand-new catering team

Modern workplace

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking Food Service Assistants for a brand-new corporate site in Maidenhead. The role runs Monday to Friday, 7:00am–3:00pm, with a start date in early to mid-October.

You will support food service, coffee shop operations, and hospitality to deliver an excellent experience for all site users. Ideal candidates will have customer-facing experience, food handling knowledge, and familiarity with tills and payments.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Experience working with food or in a food handling environment.
• Experience using tills and taking payments.
• Good communication skills and a confident approach with customers.
• High standards of personal hygiene and presentation.
• A genuine team-player mentality.
• The ability to remain flexible and adapt to different service requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation and service while following food safety requirements.
• Deliver friendly, professional customer service across the food service areas.
• Support the coffee outlet, including preparing and serving drinks.
• Operate tills and process payments accurately following training.
• Set up hospitality events and support with event service and clear-downs.
• Keep food service, front of house and kitchen areas clean and well presented.
• Replenish kitchenettes, displays and other food and drink areas.
• Receive and store catering deliveries safely.
• Set up self-service coffee machines and maintain presentation standards.
• Ensure catering waste is removed appropriately.
• Follow food safety, allergen and health & safety procedures at all times.

Skills

Customer service

Food handling

Cash handling

Communication

Hygiene standards

Team player

Flexible

Job description

Food Service Assistant

Location: Maidenhead Town Centre
Rate of Pay: £13.45 per hour
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 3:00pm
Start Date: Early to mid-October

About the role

We’re looking for Food Service Assistants to join the opening team at an exciting new corporate workplace in Maidenhead (Opening October).

This is a brand-new, state-of-the-art and environmentally focused building, with a modern food offering designed around fresh, contemporary recipes and a high-quality workplace experience.

This is a varied role where no two days need to look exactly the same. You’ll support food service, coffee shop operations and hospitality, helping us deliver an excellent experience to everyone using the site.

What you’ll do

• Assist with food preparation and service while following food safety requirements.
• Deliver friendly, professional customer service across the food service areas.
• Support the coffee outlet, including preparing and serving drinks.
• Operate tills and process payments accurately following training.
• Set up hospitality events and support with event service and clear-downs.
• Keep food service, front of house and kitchen areas clean and well presented.
• Replenish kitchenettes, displays and other food and drink areas.
• Receive and store catering deliveries safely.
• Set up self-service coffee machines and maintain presentation standards.
• Ensure catering waste is removed appropriately.
• Follow food safety, allergen and health & safety procedures at all times.

• What you’ll bring

  • Previous experience in a customer-focused environment.
  • Experience working with food or in a food handling environment.
  • Experience using tills and taking payments.
  • Good communication skills and a confident approach with customers.
  • High standards of personal hygiene and presentation.
  • A genuine team-player mentality.
  • The ability to remain flexible and adapt to different service requirements.

• What we offer

  • Monday to Friday working, 7:00am - 3:00pm.
  • No routine weekend working.
  • The opportunity to join a brand-new catering team from day one.
  • A modern, state-of-the-art workplace environment.
  • A varied role covering food service, coffee and hospitality.
  • The opportunity to help establish the service standards of a brand-new site.
  • A supportive team environment with opportunities to develop your skills.

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

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Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications