Weekend Food Service Assistant

Sodexo; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Career development opportunities

Sodexo employee benefits package

Job summary

Dalston, Carlisle — Weekend Food Service Assistant is a part-time role with 23 hours per week. You will prepare and serve meals, maintain kitchen hygiene, and support colleagues in a fast-paced workplace catering setting.

Ideal candidates have cook/chef experience, relevant catering qualifications, and a strong focus on food safety and customer service. Competitive hourly rate with perks including free parking and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a cook, chef or similar in a busy catering environment.
• Relevant catering qualification such as NVQ Level 2 or City & Guilds 706/2.
• Confidence in preparing and cooking meals independently.
• Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene and allergen requirements.
• Ability to take responsibility for a shift and support the catering team.
• Organisational skills to manage priorities during busy periods.
• Positive, reliable and flexible approach.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently while remaining part of the wider team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve a range of fresh meals.
• Ensure smooth operation of catering during shift.
• Maintain food safety and hygiene as per menus and standards.
• Keep food hygiene and safety documentation up to date.
• Follow allergen procedures and dietary requirements.
• Organise food preparation to ensure timely service.
• Support and guide fellow catering colleagues.
• Monitor food quality, presentation and portions.
• Manage stock levels and store ingredients correctly.
• Minimise waste and use ingredients efficiently.

Skills

Cook/chef experience

Food safety knowledge

Organisational skills

Customer service

Independent working

Education

NVQ Level 2 / City & Guilds 706/2

Job description

• Part time
• 23 hours per week
• Friday & Monday - 07:30am-15:00pm & Saturday & Sunday 07:00am - 12:00pm
• £13.45 per hour
• Free parking
• Opportunities for career development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Weekend Food Service Assistant

Dalston, Carlisle - Part time

A recipe for success; Serve incredible food, enjoy incredible perks.

At Sodexo, you'll belong in a team and thrive in service.We know that our talented chefs are the key to delivering exceptional service and tasteful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.

Build a name with big-brand businesses and corporate clients, delivering high-quality nutritious meals for boardroom lunches, executive events, and daily workplace dining. This role calls for a chef who can blend maintaining excellent standards, while working efficiently in a fast-paced, trend-setting, client-focused environment.

What you'll do:

• Prepare, cook and serve a range of fresh, tasty and well-presented meals.
• Take responsibility for the smooth running of the catering operation during your shift.
• Ensure food is prepared and served safely and in line with agreed menus, recipes and service standards.
• Maintain excellent standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and food safety at all times.
• Complete all required food safety and due diligence documentation accurately.
• Ensure allergen procedures and dietary requirements are followed correctly.
• Organise and prioritise food preparation to ensure service runs smoothly.
• Support and guide other catering colleagues working alongside you.
• Monitor food quality, presentation and portion control.
• Help manage stock levels and ensure ingredients are stored correctly.
• Minimise food waste and use ingredients efficiently.
• Maintain a clean, organised and safe kitchen throughout your shift.
• Follow all Health & Safety, Food Safety and company procedures.
• Ensure kitchen equipment is used safely and report any faults or concerns.
• Deliver friendly and professional service to customers.
• Support other areas of the catering operation when required.

What you'll bring:

• Previous experience working as a Cook, Chef or similar within a busy catering environment.
• A relevant catering qualification such as NVQ Level 2, City & Guilds 706/2 or equivalent.
• Confidence preparing and cooking meals independently.
• Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene and allergen requirements.
• The confidence to take responsibility for a shift and support other members of the catering team.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities during busy periods.
• A positive, reliable and flexible approach.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• The ability to work independently while remaining part of the wider catering team.

Previous experience within workplace catering, contract catering, manufacturing or a similar operational environment would be advantageous.

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We are committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Feed our customers and we'll fuel your career.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications