General Catering Assistant - Monday - Thursday 20 Hours 9.30am - 14.30pm

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading contract catering company seeks a General Catering Assistant in Abingdon. This part-time role involves serving meals, maintaining hygiene standards, and supporting a busy team catering for a global technology client's offices. Ideal candidates should possess previous catering experience and demonstrate adaptability, reliability, and good communication skills. In addition to competitive hourly pay, the position offers benefits such as free meals, discounts, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Free meals on duty

Discounts at major retailers

Volunteer leave

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development

Well established apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a catering environment.
• Ability to manage moderate lifting and carrying.
• Willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve clients during meal services.
• Prepare food following hygiene practices.
• Ensure cleanliness of kitchen equipment.

Skills

Team working abilities

Listening skills

Impeccable personal presentation

Reliability

Customer service

Education

Food hygiene certificate preferred

Job description

General Catering Assistant - Monday - Thursday 20 Hours 9.30am - 14.30pm Abingdon Contract: Part Time, Permanent
Salary: 12.70
Hours: 20 per week

A fantastic new B&I location for a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. We are catering for their offices in Abingdon. Catering for about 200 people daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch, Grab & Go, Bakery and Hospitality. This is a Monday to Friday operation.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a General Catering Assistant to join our established & friendly team at our prestigious contracts in Abingdon.

The Working Hours are Monday - Thursday (5 Hours Daily) 9.30am - 14.30pm

Role requirements (Task & Responsibilities):

• Serve clients during Breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
• Help setting up the dining room for service.
• Prepare food for service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
• Ensure the kitchen is left clean and tidy to the required standard of the Chef Manager or to the hygiene standards set by the company / Client.
• Clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
• Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, to achieve optimum customer service delivery.
• Operate cleaning, dishwashing equipment. Properly clean and store equipment, service, preparation and storage areas.
• Complete all / any necessary cleaning/hygiene duties.
• Interact and acknowledge all customers and client staff.

General Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all policies and procedural requirements of both legislation and company are adhered to in order to alwayli promote a professional and flexible approach.
• Ensure that the correct uniform is always worn neatly and cleanly.
• Ensure all necessary checks are carried out in the service and associated areas for food temperatures.
• Carry out all reasonable request of the management.
• Be conscientious with regard to Health & Safety and report any hazards to the manager.

Key personal skills and attributes:

• Previous experience of working within a catering environment
• Previous experience of serving customers within a catering establishment
• 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.

Knowledge / competencies:

• 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.