General Assistant

Thomas Franks Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Team & company social events

Excellent career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Glasgow is seeking a General Assistant for a full-time, permanent position. The role covers Monday to Friday with hours typically in the morning to early afternoon; duties include serving, replenishing stocks, cleaning, and basic food preparation.

Experience in fast-paced catering is preferred. The team emphasises high standards of hygiene and customer service, with opportunities for training and development within a leading independent contract caterer.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced catering environment preferred.
• Ability to prepare service areas for daily meals.
• Ability to manage stock replenishment and cleaning to high standards.
• Willingness to work evenings or weekends for functions or events.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and replenish stocks during service.
• Prepare, set up, serve, and clear food and beverages for service periods.
• Maintain hygiene, safety, and allergen controls according to policy.
• Restock consumables and manage waste and recycling appropriately.

Skills

Teamwork

Active listening

Verbal English

Written English

Personal presentation

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 13218.40
Hours: 20 per week

A fantastic B&I location, part of a large group, one of the world's leading communications services companies with this location based in Glasgow. Catering for about 1000 people daily, we offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch and vending options. This location operates Monday to Friday and benefits from good transport links.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you as General Assistant to join one of our fantastic locations in Glasgow, hours of working flexible between 8.00am- 2.30pm.

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast-paced catering environment.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

Key responsibilities:

• To support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, cleaning.
• Prepare all service areas for the days business relating to that meal service.
• Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
• Prepare basic food for sale/service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
• Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, pre-empt customer needs and achieve optimum customer service delivery.
• Empty, remove and store rubbish / recycle rubbish in the correct place.
• Be prepared to occasionally work evening and/or weekend for functions and school events.
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

You will have the following skills:

• Team working abilities, Listening skills, the ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
• The ability to be adaptable and be flexible as necessary. Reliable, Honest and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
• Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
• Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred.

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc)
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.

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