Catering Assistant - Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks; Dublin; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals

Volunteer leave

Parental leave

Recommend a friend

Training and development

Employee assistance

Pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks in Dublin is hiring a Catering Assistant for our hospitality contracts. This full-time, permanent role covers 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a salary of €14.15 per hour.

You will work on site at our Dublin locations serving breakfast, lunch and dinner while upholding hygiene and service standards. Ideal candidates will have catering experience, be customer-focused, and capable of working as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a catering environment.
• Experience serving customers in catering settings.
• Ability to communicate in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Serve clients during breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
• Help setting up dining room for service.
• Prepare food following hygiene and safety standards.
• Ensure kitchen areas are clean and tidy.
• Interact with customers and clients.

Skills

Catering experience

Customer service

English communication

Team player

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: € 14.15 per hour
Hours: 40 per week

A leading cloud-based software vendor that specializes in human capital management (HCM) and financial management applications based in Dublin. We currently offer a delivered in hospitality offering for about 30 - 50 employees along with a Snack program. This is a Monday to Friday operation.

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.
• 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.