Food Service Assistant

Sodexo; Port Sunlight; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo at Unilever Port Sunlight R&D is seeking a Food Service Assistant to help deliver a friendly catering service. You’ll prepare and serve food, keep service areas clean, and support daily operations to ensure colleagues have a smooth dining experience.

The role requires a friendly, team-oriented approach, reliability, and a focus on cleanliness and food hygiene. The contract is permanent and the hours are 34 per week, with a pattern across weekdays.

Qualifications

• Friendly, helpful approach and good customer service.
• Ability to work well in a team and follow instructions.
• Reliable with good attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and support different tasks.
• Understanding the importance of cleanliness and food hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and presentation of food and refreshments.
• Serve customers politely and efficiently, helping create a positive dining experience.
• Keep catering and dining areas clean, tidy and ready for service.
• Replenish food, drinks and service supplies as needed.
• Assist with washing up and cleaning catering equipment.
• Follow food hygiene, allergen and health and safety procedures.
• Work closely with your colleagues to support the daily catering service.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Reliable

Attention to detail

Willing to learn

Food hygiene awareness

Job description

Food Service Assistant

Location: Unilever Port Sunlight R&D, Bebington, CH63 3JW
Pay: £13.45 per hour
Hours: 34 hours per week
Working pattern: Monday–Thursday, 09:00–14:30; Friday, 10:30–14:30
Contract: Permanent

Serve great food. Make someone’s day.

As a Food Service Assistant with Sodexo at Unilever Port Sunlight R&D, you’ll help deliver a friendly, welcoming catering service. From preparing and serving food to keeping service areas clean and well stocked, your contribution will help colleagues enjoy their breaks and keep the service running smoothly.

If you enjoy helping people and working as part of a team, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Support the preparation and presentation of food and refreshments.
• Serve customers politely and efficiently, helping create a positive dining experience.
• Keep catering and dining areas clean, tidy and ready for service.
• Replenish food, drinks and service supplies as needed.
• Assist with washing up and cleaning catering equipment.
• Follow food hygiene, allergen and health and safety procedures.
• Work closely with your colleagues to support the daily catering service.

What you bring

• A friendly, helpful approach and good customer service skills.
• The ability to work well in a team and follow instructions.
• A reliable approach and good attention to detail.
• A willingness to learn and support different tasks.
• An understanding of the importance of cleanliness and food hygiene.

No specific qualifications or driving licence are required.

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.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Belong in a team, thrive in service.

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