Catering Assistant

Description:

Job role: Catering Assistant/Food Service Assistant

Location: Feltham, London

Salary: £14 per hour

Shift Pattern: Monday- Thursday, 7am-3:30pm

Houston & Hawkes have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Catering Assistant/Food Service Assistant to work in our fantastic contract catering site in Feltham.

If you’re looking for a career that offers flexibility, excitement, and progression, then contract catering could be for you! We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of.

What You Really Want To Know:

The salary for this role is £14 per hour
The basic hours for this role are 32 hours per week
The working week is Monday to Friday
Monthly wages
Free meals at work
Parking onsite
Catering Assistant Duties:

Setting up the café ready for opening
Arranging and restocking display counters with cold drinks and pre-packed food
Assisting with the preparation of food and presentation of counters, ensuring they are maintained and fully stocked
Ensure good knowledge of products on sale and on special offer
Preparing hot and cold sandwiches and simple salads
Preparing drinks carefully and to our high standards
Greeting customers and delivering excellent customer service
Making recommendations to customers and answering any questions
Dealing with customer queries, requests and problems
Taking payments and operating a till
Helping with general cleaning and tidying around the kitchen and counters
Representing Houston &Hawkes and maintaining a positive brand image
Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards  
Complying with Health & Safety regulations
Catering Assistant Requirements:

You'll have a proven background in high volume cafes or coffee shops
Continues to learn and educate themselves on whole bean knowledge, coffee blends, teas, bakery items, salads, coffee brewing and blended products
Passionate, friendly, diligent and a great team player
Reliable and trustworthy
Ability to display passion for everything about coffee and food
Excellent communication and customer service skills
A positive attitude with the ambition to progress
Good organisational skills
A basic Food Hygiene and Basic Health and Safety Certificate
Catering Assistant Additional Benefits:

Free meals at work
Contributary pension scheme
Free access to the company Employee Assistant Programme
Life assurance at two times salary
Company events including all company Christmas party
The holiday allowance is 28 days including bank holiday
Recognition schemes and people awards
Family friendly support
Who we are:

Houston & Hawkes – a young and dynamic independent caterer based in the South East. We believe in creating memorable experiences for our customers through our upbeat, creative and sustainable food offer. We operate coffee bars, staff restaurants and delis in conjunction with client’s hospitality and events requirements. We are socially responsible, mad about Great British produce, and dedicated to our talented teams. We offer dedicated training for all our team members with clear career plans to assist in your future development