Catering Assistant

Thomas Franks Ltd; Dublin; On-site; EUR 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme (discounts atMajor

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave – up to one day peryr

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd is seeking a Catering Assistant for our Dublin contracts within a large school environment. You will support breakfast, lunch and dinner services, help set up dining rooms and ensure food is prepared and presented to hygiene standards.

You will work with a friendly team, interact with staff and pupils, and follow health and safety procedures. Prior catering experience and good English communication are preferred; a food hygiene certificate is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering environment.
• Ability to serve customers during service.
• Adherence to hygiene and safety practices.
• Good communication in English.
• Ability to lift moderately heavy items.

Responsibilities

• Serve clients during Breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
• Help setting up the dining room for service.
• Prepare food for service following hygiene standards.
• Ensure the kitchen is clean to the required standard.
• Clear, clean and store away items for functions.
• Restock and replenish stocks during service periods.
• Operate cleaning/dishwashing equipment and clean areas.
• Carry out cleaning/hygiene duties.
• Interact and acknowledge customers and staff.

Skills

Catering experience

Customer service

Teamwork

Verbal English

Written English

Food hygiene

Job description

One of the largest private secondary schools in Ireland, teaching 4th, 5th and 6th year pupils full time with Year 1 - 6 on weekly grinds. We offer a Subsidised High Street Café style operation that is external to the school grounds. The school hosts about 1500 students of which we would expect around the 300 per day take up of the retail offering.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our established & friendly team at our prestigious contracts in Dublin.

Role requirements (Task & Responsibilities)

• Serve clients during Breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
• Help setting up the dining room for service.
• Prepare food for service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
• Ensure the kitchen is left clean and tidy to the required standard of the Chef Manager or to the hygiene standards set by the company / Client.
• Clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
• Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, to achieve optimum customer service delivery.
• Operate cleaning, dishwashing equipment. Properly clean and store equipment, service, preparation and storage areas.
• Complete all / any necessary cleaning/hygiene duties.
• Interact and acknowledge all customers and client staff.

General Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all policies and procedural requirements of both legislation and company are adhered to in order to alwayli promote a professional and flexible approach.
• Ensure that the correct uniform is always worn neatly and cleanly.
• Ensure all necessary checks are carried out in the service and associated areas for food temperatures.
• Carry out all reasonable request of the management.
• Be conscientious with regard to Health & Safety and report any hazards to the manager.

Key personal skills and attributes:

• Previous experience of working within a catering environment
• Previous experience of serving customers within a catering establishment
• Team working abilities, listening skills, the ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
• The ability to be adaptable and be flexible as necessary. Reliable, Honest and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
• Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
• Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• 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

• 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.

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

Thomas Franks adheres to the statutory vetting requirements of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Garda vetting service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the Garda vetting 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 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.