Catering Assistant

Thomas Franks Ltd; Sines; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd is recruiting a Catering Assistant for our contract in Sines, Portugal. The role involves serving guests across breakfast, lunch and dinner, and helping to set up dining areas and ensure high hygiene standards.

You will work 40 hours per week on a full-time, permanent basis, with shifts across 5 days in a 7-day operation. Prior catering and customer service experience is preferred, with good English and a neat, professional appearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering environments and handling customers.
• Strong team player with flexible attitude.
• Impeccable personal presentation and hygiene standards.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a busy setting.
• Food hygiene certificate is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Serve clients during breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
• Help setting up the dining room for service.
• Prepare food following hygiene and safety practices to standard.
• Keep kitchen and service areas clean and tidy.
• Clear and store away food, beverages, or equipment for events.
• Restock stocks to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Operate cleaning and dishwashing equipment as required.
• Complete cleaning/hygiene duties and assist management.
• Interact with customers and client staff in a professional manner.

Skills

Catering environment experience

Customer service experience

Teamwork abilities

Professional presentation

Hygiene and safety focus

Food hygiene certificate

Education

Food hygiene certificate (preferred)

Job description

Sines

Contract: Full Time,Permanent

Salary: € 11,440 per annum

Hours: 40 per week

A brand new state of the art B&I location in Sines, Portugal. We will eventually be catering for up to 1000 people per day over a phased period. We offer a Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Service and operates 7 days a week, so shift patterns will be 5 over 7 days.

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

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.

Knowledge / Competencies

• 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

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 Portugal to be considered for this role.

As part of the onboarding process a clear Certificado do Registo Criminal (Criminal Record Certificate) will be required due to the nature of the business.