General Assistant

Thomas Franks; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave – up to one day per a

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adop

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Unrivalled training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression within a

Job summary

Thomas Franks in Salford is hiring a General Assistant to join a fast-paced catering team. You will support serving customers, stock replenishment, and ensure hygiene and safety practices are followed. The role requires a flexible approach for occasional evenings or weekend events.

Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK. The company offers a range of voice and team development opportunities within a leading independent contract caterer.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced catering environment.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.
• Right to Work in the UK must be demonstrated.

Responsibilities

• Support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, cleaning.
• Prepare all service areas for the day’s business and meals.
• Set up, serve, clear, clean and store away food, beverages or equipment for events.
• Prepare basic food for sale/service following hygiene standards.
• Restock stocks and consumables during service to meet customer needs.
• Handle rubbish and recycling in proper waste streams.
• Occasionally work evenings and/or weekends for functions.
• Ensure food standards, wastage control and allergen procedures are followed.
• Perform general kitchen duties including washing up and cleaning.

Skills

Teamwork

Listening skills

Initiative

Personal presentation

Food hygiene (preferred)

Adaptable

Willingness to learn

Heavy lifting

Verbal English

Written English

Customer service

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 12.71
Hours: 35 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 Salford. Catering for about 100 people daily, we offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch and coffee bar and Hospitality. 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 Salford.

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 and events
• 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.
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• General kitchen duties, including dishes and cleaning

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.