Kitchen Assistant

Sodexo Ltd; Horley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global catering and facilities management company is seeking a motivated Kitchen Assistant to join their team at Gatwick Airport. The role involves ensuring high-quality service, assisting with food presentation, and maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates have kitchen experience and a keen attention to detail, thriving in a team-oriented environment.

Benefits

Employee benefits

Recognition rewards

Competitive pay of £13.90 per hour

Qualifications

• Kitchen experience is essential.
• Highly motivated with good attention to detail.
• Must be able to work proactively in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure top quality service is provided to all customers.
• Assist with food and beverage presentation, ensuring quality.
• Monitor hygiene standards as per HACCP guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and store areas.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Highly motivated

Attention to detail

Ability to work on own initiative within a team

Job description

About the Role

Kitchen Assistant at Emirates Lounge Gatwick Airport

We’re experience makers.

And relationship builders.

And we’re hiring !

Most people only dream of being at the most exclusive places or out-of-this world events. At Sodexo Live! you don’t dream it, you live it every day. Here you’ll grow your skills at the most celebrated events and venues alongside a team of hospitality professionals that work, celebrate, and make memories together. Because we’re more than just waiters.

Be part of something greater.

We value diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Come on in – the door’s open! As a global company, our market is the world – therefore it’s only right that our teams reflect all the incredible diversity it has to offer.

Package Description

• £13.90 per hour
• Shift work pattern - 4 days on 2 days off (2 earlies, 2 lates, 2 off)
• Many employee benefits, rewards and recognition.
• MUST be able to provide 5 years of working history & Uk address history

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure that all customers are afforded a highest quality of service through continuous improvement to product and services. Constantly seek customer feedback and opportunities to develop the lounge product and communicate such in a concise manner to Emirates personnel.
• Assist the chef with the presentation of all food and beverage, ensuring quality, quantity are consistently monitored, maintained and display is as per set specification.
• Where possible if introduced follow food ratio guidelines set out by emirates are followed.
• Ensure buffet and stock levels of all food and beverage items for a la carte service are properly maintained and replenished regularly as required and in accordance with food and safety standards. Control and monitor hygiene standards as per HACCAP.
• Ensure personal and food hygiene, as well as housekeeping standards in the lounge food services areas and kitchen are adhered to, as per company policy.
• Ensure that at the end of each service the kitchen is cleaned down and ready for the following shift.
• Ensure that back of house is kept clean and tidy at all times, including fridge and freezers and other store areas.
• Ensure that all products stored or displayed are date coded, stock rotated and labelled correctly using the shelf life rule.
• Ensure that sufficient preparation is completed for the following shift.
• Interact with Lounge customers to gain feedback on service and product. Communicate finding to Lounge Supervisor / Lounge Manager / emirates staff in a timely manner. Liaise with Sodexo and emirates Lounge team for any irregularities and other important information that impact the lounge operations. Communicate product, service and customer issues to Sodexo and emirates staff, so that corrective action can be taken in a timely manner.
• Adhere to standard recipes and food specifications and knowledge book and plating specifications.

Store – Oversee when required

• Taking and recording of all frozen and chilled delivery temperature.
• Put all deliveries away in the correct storage areas and ensure that stock is rotated at all times. Refrigeration and frozen deliveries to take priority. Check for any damaged packaging only sign for products that appear in good order and that are on the order sheet.
• Only allow Halal meat / products to be taken into site.
• Check daily for any out of date produce and report to your Line Supervisor / Manager.
• Check daily that all food in any storage area is covered and dated correctly. Report any discrepancies to your Line Supervisor / Manager
• Ensure that the storerooms, fridges and freezers and any other storage areas are kept clean and clear at all times, all floors to be swept and mopped daily.
• During service times support where necessary in the kitchen.

Kitchen cleanliness – Oversee when required

• Operate the dishwasher machine. Put all crockery, cutlery, trays and other kitchen items through the dishwasher and put all clean items away.
• Thoroughly clean the machine at the end of each shift.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the Kitchen by sweeping and mopping the floors, wiping counters etc.
• Empty waste bins and rubbish and move to collection point.
• Wipe clean and replace bin liners.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Kitchen experience
• Highly motivated
• Attention to detail
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment

Desirable

• Lounge experience

About The Company

Sodexo Live!

We’re Experience Makers.
And go-getters, fanatic foodies, and community pillars.

At Sodexo Live! build a career where ‘everyday’ is anything but normal. Our experiences are unique, and so are our people. Bring personality, your background, and your desire for delighting others. In return we’ll give you all you need to thrive. We Belong to a team that feels like family, ACT with purpose and be inclusive, Thrive in our career, while able to Be Live in the moment creating exceptional memories.

After giving it all, you’ll return home knowing that you’ve played your part in creating a truly unforgettable moment.

Because at Sodexo Live! we’re so much more.

Be part of something greater

Why choose Sodexo Live! –

At Sodexo Live! we believe in making every moment count, for the guests we serve and for our team members. We take pride in crafting exceptional events at the most prestigious venues on the planet, making every event a positive story worth telling. Whether at high-profile sports venues, cultural destinations, corporate events or once-in-a-lifetime social functions, you won’t just craft the moment… you’ll be immersed in the action. As part of the Sodexo Live! team, you belong to something greater. You bring people together and make a real impact in local communities through the power of shared experiences. You have the opportunity to gain the skills to thrive for a long‑term career with a team that is inclusive and always ready to embrace the moment.

Globally Sodexo Live! contributes to the success of events such as Royal Ascot, the Tour de France, the Rugby World Cup and soon the Paris 2024 Games, and showcases exceptional venues such as the Eiffel Tower Restaurants, Bateaux Parisiens, Yachts de Paris, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, the Hard Rock Stadium, the Scottish National Gallery, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Other venues in the UK include, Fulham FC, the ACC Liverpool, and Edinburgh’s magnificent Signet Library.

Sodexo Live! is part of Sodexo which provides catering, facilities management, employee benefits and personal home services to 100 million consumers daily in 56 countries. At Sodexo we believe in the difference a day makes. That’s why we are proud to focus on people’s essential needs: we see them as key to improve the quality of life. We know that by focusing on the tangible, the real, the concrete improvements, day after day, for millions of people, we have a big impact not only on individuals but also on society and the planet. We believe it all starts with the everyday.