Thomas Franks Ltd
Catering Assistant
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Bath
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: 25920
Hours: 40 per week
A mixed private school for both boarding and day pupils. Situated in Bath, Somerset. Catering for 750 students and teachers daily, we offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch, supper. This is a term-time plus contract, working 48 weeks. This is a 7-day operation so working pattern would be 5 out of 7 on a rota basis. Additional benefit of this location is free on-site parking and a hot meal while on shift, location is closed for Christams period 5.6 weeks holiday, shifts will be straights either morning mid or evening latest finish is 7:30 pm 40 hours per week.
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our established & friendly team at our prestigious contracts in Bath.
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 always 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 requests of the management.
- Be conscientious with regard to Health & Safety and report any hazards to the manager.
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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 behavior 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.
Benefits
- 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.
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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.
Disclaimer
All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.
An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS 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 the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution, or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.
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