General Assistant

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals while at work

HIT Apprenticeships for all experience

Employee Benefits Platform

Team events

Job summary

Holroyd Howe is a leading UK contract caterer delivering fresh food services to independent schools and colleges. We are seeking an exceptional General Assistant with a background in education catering to join our team and support our prestigious education settings in the Birmingham area.

You will bring excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, with a real passion for food and service, and a can-do, enthusiastic attitude.

Qualifications

• Ideally experience in Education catering
• Good Health & Safety knowledge
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Excellent organization skills
• Demonstrate great attention to detail
• Be a team player, and enjoy succeeding as a team
• Flexible approach to work

Responsibilities

• As General Assistant you will support kitchen and service operations in education settings
• Contribute to delivering high-quality catering and customer service

Skills

Presentation skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Enthusiasm

Job description

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional General Assistant we’re looking for?

Job Description

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced General Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

As General Assistant you will…

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills
• Demonstrate great attention to detail
• Be a team player, and enjoy succeeding as a team
• Have a flexible approach to work

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• Free meals whilst at work
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.