Team Leader

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Musselburgh; On-site; GBP 10,015 - 12,300; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Refer a friend

Training & development

Apprenticeship programme

Social events

Employee assistance

Pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd is seeking a Team Leader for Musselburgh. This part-time, permanent role is 15 hours per week with a salary of £12.84 per hour. Hours are Mon-Fri 17:00–20:00 with optional additional shifts during the senior school term.

You will oversee fast-paced catering operations, maintain food standards, and support a dedicated team delivering breakfast, breaks, lunch and supper to staff and students. PVG checks apply.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Hospitality experience required.
• An all-round team player.
• Organised with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• To oversee the hospitality operation
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• To support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, making hot drinks, clearing down

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality experience

Team player

Attention to detail

Job description

Team Leader Musselburgh Contract: Part Time, Permanent Salary: 12.84 Hours: 15 per week

An independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 in Musselburgh, Scotland. Catering for 610 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, breaks, lunch and supper. There is some hospitality through the year. The senior school operates 34 weeks plus summer camps during the summer ,which gives you the opportunity if desired to work.

We are looking for a Team leader to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Musselburgh.

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast‑paced catering environment as a hospitality assistant or supervisor.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

Key responsibilities

• To oversee the hospitality operation
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• To support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, making hot drinks, clearing down

You will have the following skills

• Excellent customer service skills
• Hospitality experience required
• An all‑round team player
• Organised with attention to detail

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

Hours 15 hours

Monday 17.00 - 20.00

Tuesday 17.00 - 20.00

Wednesday 17.00 - 20.00

Thursday 17.00 - 20.00

Friday 17.00 -20.00

Salary paid over 12 months

Benefits

• 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.

Disclaimer Scotland Schools

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced PVG, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the PVG Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind‑over must be declared.

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.