Thomas Franks - Barista

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Hereford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering firm in Hereford seeks a talented Barista to join their team. The successful candidate will produce high-quality coffee while ensuring adherence to food standards. Responsibilities include working in a team, managing payments, and maintaining hygiene practices. Ideal for those with barista experience and excellent customer service skills. Available benefits include free meals on duty and training opportunities.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme (discounts)

Free meals on duty

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development

Social events and employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Experience as a barista is essential.
• Good understanding of verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team to produce high-quality coffee.
• Adhere to company food standards and hygiene policies.
• Manage payments and cash handling.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Team player

Barista experience

Good sense of humour

Job description

Barista Hereford Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: 12.21
Hours: 32.5 per week

A co-educational specialist residential college of further education based in the English city of Hereford. Catering for around 100 students and teachers. We offer a lunch and Supper. This is a Monday to Sunday operation with some hospitality. Additional benefits of this location is free parking and discounted gym membership for on-site facilities.

We are looking for a talented Barista to join our team at one of our prestigious contracts in Hereford.

Key responsibilities:

• To work well in a team producing the best barista coffee for staff and visitors
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• Ensure that all retail items are stocked and rotated regularly
• Set up of location in the mornings for daily operation
• Manage payments and any cash handling.
• Daily stock takes of products available

You will have the following skills:

• Excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Barista experience essential
• Personable, good sense of humour, fun.

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

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

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 DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS 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.