General Assistant

dnata catering UK; Manor Royal; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading inflight catering company is seeking General Assistants to join their team at Gatwick Airport. In this role, you will be responsible for food preparation, handling packed goods, and maintaining cleanliness in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should be comfortable handling pork and alcohol products and have a basic understanding of English. The role offers benefits such as free meals on-site, parking, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Free breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Free on-site parking

Cash plan for dental and optical cover

Referral bonus

Discounted gym membership

In-house apprenticeship programme

Qualifications

• Must be able to handle pork and alcohol products.
• Prepared to stand for long periods and work in a chilled environment.
• Basic understanding of English is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and plating food.
• Handling packed food goods and packing amenity kits.
• General cleaning and waste removal.

Skills

Ability to handle pork and alcohol products

Good mobility

Basic understanding of English

Job description

Overview

General Assistant

dnata Catering UK are actively seeking General Assistants to join our already successful and vibrant team at Gatwick Airport. As a General Assistant you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our catering and goods arrive with our airline customers on time in line with various scheduling requirements.

The Role

As a General Assistant you will be working in one of the following areas within our business:

Production

• Preparing and plating food
• Handling of packed food goods
• Packing amenity kits and flight condiments

Equipment

• Stacking shelves
• Rotation of stock
• Re-ordering of dry stock

Wash

• General cleaning
• Waste removal
• Washing airline equipment to industry standards

Requirements

To undertake this role, you must:

• Be able to handle pork and alcohol products
• Be prepared to stand for long periods of time and have good mobility
• Be prepared to work in a chilled environment
• Have a basic understanding of English

About Us

As the global caterer of choice, dnata catering UK provides inflight catering to the worlds leading airlines. When serving these customers, we are also serving their customer and leaving a lasting impression on their travel experience. That is why our mission is to deliver the promises our customers make. We offer a comprehensive range of Inflight Catering, Onboard Retail and Logistics services across all of the UK’s major and regional airports. Our continual pursuit of innovation and excellence has secured the business of more than 80 of the industry’s biggest operators.

What’s in it for you?

• Free breakfast, lunch and dinner on site, including refreshments
• Free on-site parking
• £60 towards both, dental and optical cover through our Simply Health Cash Plan
• £150 if you Refer a Friend
• Discounted gym membership at over 2000 gyms nationwide Cycle to Work Scheme
• Opportunity to enhance your learning through our inhouse apprenticeship programme