Food Service Assistant (family friendly hours)

Aramark; Devizes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hospitality service provider is seeking a Food Service Assistant to join their team in Devizes. The role includes cooking and preparing food, supervising meal services, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This part-time position offers 20 hours per week at £12.21 per hour, with benefits such as free meals and various discounts. Ideal candidates will have catering experience and strong customer service skills.

Benefits

Free meals when on duty

Access to discounts through MyStaffShop

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Generous holiday entitlement

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a catering environment preferred.
• Must acquire a basic food hygiene qualification within the first six months.
• Legal right to work in the UK and must pass security vetting.

Responsibilities

• Cook and prepare food adhering to food safety standards.
• Supervise prisoners during meal preparation and service.
• Handle cash transactions according to company procedures.

Skills

Customer service experience

Good timekeeping

Basic food hygiene qualification

Written and spoken English

Job description

About Aramark UK

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) is in the customer service business across food, facilities and uniforms, wherever people work, learn, recover, and play. United by a passion to serve, our more than 247,000 team members deliver experiences that enrich and nourish the lives of millions of people in 19 countries around the world every day.

Job Overview

Aramark UK is recruiting a Food Service Assistant to join our team working at HMP Erlestoke Devises UK. We are making a work‑life balance achievable while still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world‑leading organisation.

Responsibilities

• Cook and prepare food according to recipes and production guidelines while adhering to food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures.
• Safely handle knives and equipment such as grills, fryers, ovens, broilers, etc.
• Provide high levels of service of food and/or beverages to customers, adhering to the standards set by the company.
• Supervise prisoners in the area producing the meals and delivering table service.
• Perform cleaning and replenishment duties associated with service and related equipment and/or furniture, ensuring the service area and service points are clean and stocked.
• Assemble and serve food efficiently, which may include some light cooking.
• Monitor and record food and equipment temperatures.
• Handle cash transactions and ensure accurate cash handling procedures are followed in accordance with company procedure and till procedures.
• Work with minimal direction as part of a team.

A Day in the Life

• Provide high levels of service of food and/or beverages to customers, adhering to the standards set by the company.
• Supervise prisoners in the area producing the meals and delivering table service.
• Perform cleaning and replenishment duties, ensuring service area and/service points are clean and stocked up.
• Assemble and serve food efficiently, which may include some light cooking.
• Monitor and record food and equipment temperatures.
• Handle cash transactions and ensure accurate cash handling procedures are followed in accordance with company procedure and till procedures.
• Work with minimal direction and as part of a team.

What do we offer

• Permanent part‑time position: 20 hours per week, £12.21 per hour. Shifts range between 07:30 and 16:00, leaving your evenings free.
• A rarity when you work within hospitality.
• Free meals when on duty, parking.
• Access to MyStaffShop, which includes hundreds of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
• A company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more benefits.
• Joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities – we LOVE to promote from within.
• Great training is provided. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.

Qualifications

• Ideally, previous experience within a catering environment.
• On‑the‑job training will be provided; must acquire a basic food hygiene qualification within the first six months of employment.
• Good understanding of written and spoken English.
• Customer service experience.
• Good timekeeping.
• Have resided in the UK for the past five years and have the legal right to work.
• Must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.

We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team – [e-mail].

Join us in fostering a workplace where everyone can achieve their full potential.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Job Reference 563525.

If you are applying for this role and you already work for Aramark, you must notify your line manager before submitting your application.