Catering Assitant

Aramark Ireland; Athenry; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals provided

Uniform provided

Advancement opportunities

Basic training

Sick pay

Pension scheme available

24/7 company doctor

Job summary

Aramark Ireland is recruiting a Catering Assistant to join our team in Athenry. The successful candidate will support our catering services across our restaurant, assisting with tills, food service, and customer care.

This permanent role runs 5 days a week, with opportunities to grow within a dynamic hospitality team. We seek friendly, motivated individuals with experience in fast-paced catering, strong time management, and a commitment to food safety and HACCP policies.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role in a fast-paced catering business.
• Strong hospitality or catering background is preferred.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Knowledge of Food Hygiene, including HACCP, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Be willing to work on tills, coffee stations, food service counters or floor as required.
• Ensure food preparation and service meet HACCP/Food Hygiene policies.
• Multi-task and stay organized with attention to detail.
• Operate tills in line with policy.
• Assist with deliveries and stock handling.
• Prepare and serve food and beverages; maintain a clean, safe environment.
• Follow FIFO stock rotation and document storage procedures.
• Adhere to dress code and PPE, maintain personal hygiene.
• Follow safety policies and report injuries; handle equipment properly.
• Comply with Aramark & client policies and confidentiality.
• Participate in training and development; undertake other duties as needed.

Skills

Time management

Food hygiene knowledge

Customer service

Problem-solving

Job description

OUR MISSION

At Aramark, our mission is to enrich and nourish lives. Every day, we deliver an impact wherever people work, learn, recover and play. And we need talented, energetic, passionate people to help us do it.

OUR MISSION

At Aramark, our mission is to enrich and nourish lives. Every day, we deliver an impact wherever people work, learn, recover and play. And we need talented, energetic, passionate people to help us do it.

YOUR ROLE

Aramark Food Services are currently seeking to recruit a Catering Assistant to join our team here in Athenry, you will be helping us to deliver our catering services within our restaurant. This is a very rewarding position for the right candidate.

Are you a friendly and motivated person who would like to join our catering team here at Aramark? We are looking for energetic and focused people to join our dynamic team.

• This is a permanent role working 5/7 days per week**

Your Responsibilities

• Be willing to work on the tills, coffee stations, food service counters or floor as required, and be welcoming and helpful to all customers using our services.
• When handling food for the deli or salad bar ensure that the food preparation and service are in line with HACCP/Food Hygiene policies and procedures, ensuring that the highest standards of Food Safety and Hygiene are maintained in your work area and associated areas, as directed.
• Ability to multi-task, handle multiple roles as required, and use initiative as needed: have good organisational skills and work consistently with attention to detail.
• Operate tills in line with Aramark's till-user policy.
• Assist with receiving and putting away deliveries as required.
• Carry out any tasks required in preparing and serving food and beverages and always maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed, use the FIFO rule.
• Observe HACCP policies in food handling storage and ensure that all the necessary information is recorded accurately.
• Adhere to the prescribed dress code, always wear all task-appropriate PPE, and maintain high personal hygiene.
• Know and follow fire and disaster plans and reporting injuries policies.
• Ensure the correct manual handling procedures are followed when lifting or moving anything while working.
• Observe the correct use and care of equipment, reporting any defective materials or equipment.
• Comply with and adhere to all Aramark & Boston Scientific's policies and procedures.
• To observe Aramark & our clients confidentiality policies.
• Participate in training and development programmes as required.
• Complete other reasonable duties assigned by your line manager from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a similar role in a fast-paced catering business
• Strong background in hospitality or catering is preferred
• Excellent time management skills
• Knowledge of Food Hygiene, including HACCP preferred
• A problem-solving mind and solutions-orientated approach with a flexible can-do attitude

What we are offering you:

• Meals provided while at work
• Uniform and shoes provided
• Advancement opportunities are available for employees who would like to build a career with us
• Basic training given, and additional training opportunities offered
• Sick pay
• Company pension scheme available
• 24/7 company doctor

Who We Are

Aramark operates services on behalf of clients across the EMEA region and works in partnership with some of the world's best-known brands. Our services include food services, property and facility management, and retail. We are part of a global organisation with more than 270,000 employees and an annual turnover in excess of $14bn.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Aramark Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

WE DREAM. WE DO.