Food Services Assistant

Sodexo Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A global leader in service management is seeking a motivated Food Service Assistant in Liverpool to deliver high-quality food and service. The ideal candidate will have experience in catering, excellent customer service skills, and a commitment to hygiene standards. This position offers a salary of £12.21 per hour along with Sodexo's employee benefits package, career development opportunities, and a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Wellbeing support platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP Service

Discounts from retailers

Pension Plan membership

Opportunities for career development

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy catering or food service environment.
• Confident using a till and handling cash accurately.
• Flexible and willing to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and presenting food.
• Serve meals and beverages to customers.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and service areas.
• Operate dishwashers and support effective kitchen flow.
• Comply with food hygiene and safety regulations.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Food hygiene awareness

Cash handling

Job description

• £12.21 per hour + Sodexo employee benefits package
• Opportunities for career development

Food Service Assistant

Liverpool

We are looking for a motivated and customer-focused Food Service Assistants to join our team and support the delivery of high-quality food and service at our clients site in Liverpool. You’ll play a key part in ensuring our catering service runs smoothly across the main restaurant, hospitality events, and vending services, all while delivering excellent service to our customers.

If you thrive in a busy catering environment, take pride in great service, and enjoy working as part of a team, this could be the role for you.

What you'll do:

Assist in preparing and presenting food to Sodexo and client standards across daily service and events.

Serve meals and beverages to customers efficiently and professionally.

Operate tills accurately, ensuring all transactions are recorded and customer flow is maintained.

Maintain cleanliness in kitchen, counters, storage, and service areas at all times.

Operate dishwashers and support effective kitchen flow.

Refill and maintain stock levels and cleanliness of vending machines.

Record food temperatures and wastage as required.

Comply fully with food hygiene, health & safety, and COSHH regulations.

Work flexibly across duties and support colleagues to uphold a "One Team" culture.

What you'll bring:

Previous experience in a busy catering or food service environment.

Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Confident using a till and handling cash accurately.

A team player who can also work independently when needed.

Awareness of food hygiene, cleanliness, and health & safety standards.

Flexible and willing to learn new skills.

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Ireland's enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday 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 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an 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