School Catering Assistant: Fast-Paced with Free Meals on Duty

Thomas Franks; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 37,107,000 - 38,573,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Pension

Job summary

Thomas Franks in Perth, Scotland is seeking a General Assistant to join our catering team at one of our Perth locations.

This full-time role offers 40 hours per week across a 5 of 7 pattern, with responsibilities including serving customers, replenishing stocks, basic food prep, and maintaining high hygiene standards.

You’ll be part of a friendly team in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for training and career progression.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced catering environment.
• Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
• Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written English.

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.
• 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 and school events.
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

Skills

Teamwork

Listening

Initiative

Personal presentation

Hygiene

Food hygiene cert

English skills

Job description

Thomas Franks in Perth, Scotland is seeking a General Assistant to join our catering team at one of our Perth locations.

This full-time role offers 40 hours per week across a 5 of 7 pattern, with responsibilities including serving customers, replenishing stocks, basic food prep, and maintaining high hygiene standards.

You’ll be part of a friendly team in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for training and career progression.