Catering Assistant

Sedgwick; Dublin; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Holiday allowance

Tax Saver Travel Scheme

Training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Cover

PHI

Bike to Work Scheme

Onsite Gym Discount (Dublin 4)

Onsite Montessori Discount (Dublin 4)

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sedgwick is hiring a Catering Assistant in Dublin for a fixed-term, part-time role (20 hours/week). The position covers food preparation, service support, dishwashing, and back-of-house hygiene to enable a safe, compliant canteen operation.

Applicants should have HACCP training, kitchen experience, and strong attention to hygiene. We offer a competitive salary with benefits including pension, holiday allowance, and industry training.

Qualifications

• HACCP / Food Safety training aligned to duties (Level 1 within 1st month; Level 2 for high-risk foods).
• Practical kitchen experience in canteen, café, hospitality or similar back-of-house.
• Allergen awareness and ability to follow written allergen procedures.
• Strong hygiene standards; attention to detail; ability to follow SOPs/HACCP checks.
• Physical capability to stand, lift/move items, and work in fast-paced service.
• Desirable: Manual Handling certificate; Basic First Aid; temperature monitoring systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Food preparation and service support: washing, peeling, chopping; serving; replenishing; safe holding during service.
• Dishwashing and pot washing; maintain stock and availability during service.
• Cleaning and hygiene: sweep/mop; sanitise prep areas; deep cleans as scheduled.
• Deliveries and storage: check, date-label, FIFO, temperature control.
• Allergen controls: follow allergen procedures and provide written allergen info at point of sale.
• Waste and recycling: segregate and store waste; maintain clean back-of-house areas.
• Records and checks: HACCP logs and temperature and delivery checks as directed.
• Teamwork and safety: use chemicals safely as trained.

Skills

HACCP / Food Safety

Kitchen experience

Allergen awareness

Hygiene discipline

Physical stamina

Manual Handling cert

First Aid experience

Temperature monitoring systems

Tools

Temperature monitoring systems

Job description

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

Catering Assistant

Job Location: Dublin

Job Type: Fixed term contract, Part-Time (20 hours per week)

Remuneration: Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Catering Assistant / Kitchen Porter in Dublin.

We’re looking for a reliable, hands‑on Catering Assistant who will also cover Kitchen Porter duties to help our staff canteen run smoothly, safely and to a high standard. You’ll support food preparation and service, maintain excellent hygiene, and keep the back‑of‑house clean, organised, and compliant with Irish/EU food safety law.

What you’ll be doing:

• Food preparation & service support: Assist with basic food preparation (e.g., washing, peeling, chopping), serving, replenishing counters, and safe hot/cold holding during service.
• Dishwashing/pot washing: Collect, wash, sanitise and store crockery, cutlery, utensils, pots and pans. Ensure constant availability during service.
• Cleaning & hygiene: Sweep/mop floors; clean/sanitise prep areas, sinks, equipment, fridges/freezers; complete daily/weekly deep cleans to schedule.
• Deliveries & storage: Receive, check, date‑label and store deliveries; maintain first-in-first out (FIFO) stock rotation and correct temperature controls.
• Allergen controls: Follow the canteen’s allergen procedures and ensure accurate written allergen information is available at point of presentation/sale for all non‑prepacked items.
• Waste & recycling: Segregate, remove, and store waste safely; maintain clean bin yards and back‑of‑house areas.
• Records & checks: Complete HACCP-related checks and logs (temps, cleaning, deliveries, corrective actions) as directed.
• Teamwork & safety: Use chemicals safely as trained;

The essential skills you will have when you apply:

• HACCP / Food Safety Training: Minimum: FSAI-aligned Food Safety training appropriate to duties (e.g., Level 1 within the first month; Level 2 if preparing/handling high‑risk foods).
• Practical kitchen experience in a canteen, café, hospitality, healthcare or similar back‑of‑house environment.
• Allergen awareness and ability to follow written allergen procedures for non‑prepacked food.
• Strong hygiene standards, attention to detail, and ability to work safely to SOPs/HACCP checks.
• Physical capability to stand for shifts, lift/move items, and handle a fast‑paced service.
• Desirable: Manual Handling certificate; Basic First Aid; experience with temperature monitoring systems.

We operate a documented Food Safety Management System based on HACCP and maintain written allergen information for all non‑prepacked foods served. Successful candidates must complete induction training and participate in routine HACCP checks/records.

What we’ll give you for this role:

Development

• Training & refreshers: Ongoing FSAI-aligned food safety/HACCP refreshers (and allergen updates)
• Progression: Opportunities to develop into catering/chef roles.

Remuneration & More

• Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications.
• Pension Scheme.
• Holiday allowance.
• Tax Saver Travel Scheme.
• Opportunities for training and development.
• Ongoing HACCP, food safety and allergen awareness refreshers.

Health & Support

• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Life Cover.
• Permanent Health Insurance (PHI).
• Bike to Work Scheme.

Other Benefits

• Discounted onsite Gym Membership (Dublin 4).
• Discounted onsite Montessori (Dublin 4).
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• Support for professional memberships and examinations where applicable.

This isn't just a position; it's an opportunity to be part of a team that keeps our colleagues supported every day.

As part of our commitment to our colleagues and candidates, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation