Food Industry jobs in United Kingdom

Kitchen Assistant

We are currently looking for an engaged and dedicated Food Service Assistant to help with cleaning and catering. As a Food Service Assistant (FSA) you will be helping to prepare and serve meals to children and staff in school lunch-time environment. This part time and term time only Kitchen Assistant will be working 12-2pm on a daily basis within term time and can be ideal for those wishing to fit work around school drop-off/pick-up or other responsibilities.

About Us:

BD Group is a facilities services company, providing a range of services for public and private sector clients currently across London and the Southeast, but with aspirations to broaden our geographies over time. Our mission is to help communities live, work and grow to fulfil their potential through the delivery of safe, high-quality services based on our unique understanding of local needs.

Duties:

• Collect and wash dishes, utensils and kitchen equipment used during meal preparation.
• Operate dishwashing machines and ensure they are properly loaded and unloaded.
• Hand-wash larger pans and delicate items as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the kitchen and dishwashing area.
• Assist with food preparation tasks as and when needed.
• Dispose of waste and maintain waste areas.
• Follow health and safety guidelines to ensure a safe working environment.
• Use knowledge of food hygiene and allergens to ensure cross-contamination is avoided.

Qualifications & Experience:

• You should have a minimum of Food Hygiene Level 2 qualification (or be willing to work towards this), an ability to grasp and apply Health and safety procedures, knowledge of food allergens and cross contamination principles.
• Other food industry qualifications and experience would be an advantage.
• You will have a friendly manner and willingness to learn, work hard and deliver a great service.
• You will use your initiative to be able to solve routine issues if/when they arise and ensure you always adopt safe working practices. In this role team working and independent working skills are equally important, as is the ability to adopt good working relationships and communicate well with others.
• A good grasp of the English language is essential as you will be required to understand and follow written instructions.
• An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

Working Arrangements:

• Part-time, Permanent (10 hours per week) Monday to Friday.
• Location: Wembley
• 12.21 per hour

Benefits:

In addition to an attractive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Heart Hub rewards, perks & benefits platform!
• Group Life Assurance
• Competitive Salaries
• Pension Scheme
• Paid Holidays
• Family Friendly Policies making work-life balance achievable
• Health & wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Career development and training
• A GREAT TEAM!

To Apply:

If you are keen to be considered for this opportunity to join a great team, please click 'apply' below to submit your CV and outline relevant skills and experience via the application form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so if you are keen to be considered for this role, please apply as soon as possible and do not wait until the closing date.

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