General Catering Assistant – Bromsgrove, England

Holroyd Howe; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading contract catering company in Bromsgrove is seeking a General Catering Assistant to assist in food preparation and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen. You'll provide friendly service during meal times and ensure an efficient dining experience for students. The role offers a part-time schedule of 25 hours per week during term time and a salary up to £11.72 per hour, along with training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Pension and life insurance

Discounts on shopping, holidays, and cinema

Wellbeing hub

Free meals while at work

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good communication skills and a friendly attitude towards customers.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and follow health and safety regulations.
• Willingness to collaborate with team members.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of food and snacks.
• Ensure the kitchen and restaurant areas are clean and tidy.
• Provide friendly and efficient service to customers.

Job description

General Catering Assistant – Bromsgrove, England

Company 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.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity 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, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will 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 any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of public available information on suitability to work with children.“

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

Job Description

Job Description

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To assist in the preparation of food and snacks.
• To keep the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.
• To provide a friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all customers.

CLIENT SERVICE:

• To ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• To be customer focused at all times, by being visible during service periods, approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
• To project a willing and helpful attitude to customers; to seek the appropriate knowledge of food items sold through-out catering areas and to keep areas and service counters clean and fully stocked.

PEOPLE:

• To treat your team members at location as you would expect to be treated.
• To co-operate with all team members and undertake duties in the kitchen / service areas as requested to ensure an efficient and effective service is delivered at all times.

HEALTH & SAFETY, FOOD SAFETY, THE ENVIRONMENT:

• To attend food safety, health and safety and environmental training courses as required.
• To rigorously follow the unit cleaning schedules.

Additional Information

Term time only

10am – 3pm Monday – Friday

25 hours per week

Salary – upto £11.72

Benefits:

• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels