Food Service Assistant

Aramark; Preston; On-site; GBP 1,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in the hospitality sector as a Food Service Assistant at Cardinal Newman College, Preston. In this part-time role, you will prepare and serve food while ensuring excellent customer service. Benefits include competitive pay, flexible hours, and opportunities for career progression within Aramark.

Benefits

Free parking nearby

Access to PerkBox discounts

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Generous holiday entitlement

Opportunities for career progression

Comprehensive training and apprenticeship schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in food handling and customer service required.
• Legal right to work in the UK and experience in basic food prep.
• Ability to pass security vetting and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving food and beverages.
• Operating tills and processing payments.
• Performing cleaning duties to maintain hygiene standards.

Skills

Food handling

Customer service

Basic food preparation

Job description

Your Aramark journey starts here

Aramark UK is currently recruiting a Food Service Assistant to join our team at Cardinal Newman College, Preston PR1 4HD.

You will perform basic food preparation, such as making sandwiches and grab-and-go foods, and also work front of house, operating tills and providing excellent customer service.

We aim to make a work-life balance achievable in hospitality, helping you develop your culinary career with a leading organization. Aramark provides contract catering services across the UK, including sectors like Defence, Judicial, private industry, and Education. We are proud to have some of the UK's best culinary and catering talent on our team.

What we offer:

• This is a part-time role, 15 hours per week, working Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10:30 to 23:00, and Friday from 11:00 to 14:00, leaving Wednesdays, evenings, and weekends free.
• Hourly rate of £12.60, on a term-time contract (34 weeks per year).
• Free parking nearby.
• Access to PerkBox, offering discounts including supermarket savings and weekend treats.
• Company benefits such as life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and more.
• Opportunities for career progression, with a focus on internal promotion.
• Comprehensive training and apprenticeship schemes to support your development.

A day in the life of a Food Service Assistant:

• Preparing and serving food and beverages.
• Kitchen duties, including food prep and making sandwiches.
• Front of house tasks, such as clearing tables and customer service.
• Operating tills and processing payments.
• Restocking and stock rotation.
• Cleaning duties to maintain high standards of hygiene.

We encourage staff to become multi-skilled and flexible, with full training provided both on-site and via our e-learning portal.

Requirements:

• Resided in the UK for the past 5 years and have the legal right to work.
• Ability to pass security vetting and DBS checks.
• Experience in food handling, customer service, and basic food prep is required.

If you're interested, apply now and show us the value you can bring!
Job Reference: 590189
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