Catering Assistant

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Ballindoon; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Daytime hours

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Health & Wellness Programmes

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Employee Referral Bonus

Family Friendly Policies

Life Assurance Benefit

Cycle To Work Scheme

Job summary

Hollybank Trustees Ltd, via Avoca Dunboyne, seeks a catering assistant for a part-time, 30-34 hours per week role with an immediate start on-site in Dunboyne, Co. Meath.

The Chef will assist senior chefs, ensuring friendly, professional service, daily food preparation, kitchen setup, HACCP compliance, and strong teamwork. An early-morning start and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work well in a team.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic.
• Able to follow instructions accurately.
• Available to start work in the early morning.

Responsibilities

• Food preparation for daily/weekly needs to a high standard.
• Kitchen setup and end-of-day duties: keep counters, surfaces and storage clean and organized.
• Store food according to HACCP guidelines with proper labeling and dates.
• Present dishes in line with Avoca standards under supervisor guidance.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization, ensuring health and safety compliance.
• Adhere to attendance policies and notify supervisors of absences; holidays pre-approved.
• Flexibility to cover other kitchen areas as needed.

Skills

Teamwork

Work ethic

Follow instructions

Early starts

Job description

Location: On site / Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Hospitality | Chefs
Salary: Competitive salary

We are looking for a catering assistant to join our Avoca Dunboyne location. This is a part time position (30-34 hours per week) with an immediate start.

The Chef, will assist senior chefs in managing the kitchen’s operations by ensuring consistent high levels of friendly and professional service, responding promptly to individual guest’s & business needs and requests for all food outlets. The ability to work in a team, be conscientious, demonstrate a passion for quality, good communication and organisation skills are very important for this role.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be happy to work in a team
• Have a great work ethic
• Follow instruction well
• Be available to start work in the early morning.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Food Preparation – Daily and Weekly food preparation should be undertaken to ensure preparation for the following day or week is of a high standard and sufficient.
• Kitchen Setup/End of Day Duties – ensuring all counters and surfaces are clean, along with storage shelves and storage fridges.
• Food storage – Along with HACCP, food should be stored in appropriate, clean, dry containers and labelled with date of production AND use by date.
• Food Presentation – Ensure that all food/dishes are presentable in keeping with Avoca standards or as directed by your line manager/Head Chef.
• Cleanliness/Organization – cleanliness in your day-to-day duties is an important aspect of this role, along with organization skills to ensure all food is properly stored, rotated, and in keeping with health and safety regulations.
• Timekeeping – Adhere to the sick leave policy and absence policies, using correct notification methods (to a direct supervisor). Holidays should be pre-approved before booking.
• Multi-tasking – the ability to focus on more than one thing at a time is important as food needs to be prepared in a timely manner. An example of this is keeping an eye on any food items in the oven whilst preparing another dish simultaneously.
• Flexibility – The nature of the business is dependent on customer service which requires certain aspects of flexibility such as roster changes, cover on days that are short-staffed that may be in different areas of the kitchen other than your normal day-to-day role. Every effort shall be made to notify you of this in sufficient time beforehand.

Why work with us?

We're always on the lookout for likeminded folks to join our merry band of men and women. So, apart from coming to work with your amazing teammates every day, we also offer the following benefits:

• Daytime only hours
• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Health & Wellness Programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Family Friendly Policies
• Life Assurance Benefit
• Cycle To Work Scheme

Avoca is an equal opportunities employer