Catering Assistant

About the role

Join Our Culinary Team as a Kitchen Assistant!

Are you passionate about food and love working in a fast-paced, friendly environment? We're looking for enthusiastic Kitchen Assistants to help us deliver delicious meals and outstanding service to our colleagues and visitors.

What We’re Looking For:

• Cooking Experience – A solid foundation in preparing and cooking food is essential.
• Allergen Awareness – Experience handling food safely with knowledge of allergens.
• Food Handling Expertise – You understand the importance of hygiene and safety in the kitchen.
• Customer-Focused Attitude – Friendly, outgoing, and always ready to help, you thrive in a team setting.
• Team Player with Pride in Presentation – You take pride in your work and maintain high standards in both food and appearance.

Your Role Will Include:

• Preparing, cooking, and serving a variety of meals.
• Keeping the kitchen clean and organized.
• Restocking and maintaining vending machines.

The days and times for this Role are Sunday - Thursday between 7am-8pm

If you’re ready to bring your energy and culinary skills to a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!

Main Responsibilities

• Ordering of Stock for food preparation and vending machines
• Supporting stock management and stock control
• Code checking and checking quality of stock
• Preparation of food in accordance with food hygiene regulations
• Vending machine replenishment and management (price changes, cleaning and cash collection
• Assisting in maintaining housekeeping in the kitchen facilities, dining area and Kitchen counters
• Adhere to food hygiene/HACCP/Allegen/COSHH Guidelines at all times
• Maintaining due diligence on temperature controls and code dates

You will need

• Cooking experience is essential
• Allergen Experience 
• Food handling Experience 
• An excellent attitude towards customer service with a friendly outgoing personality and be used to working within a team environment. 　
• A high standard of presentation and the ability to work within a team producing and serving a varied menu to colleagues and visitors on site
• The ideal candidate will be required to prepare, cook and serve food along with cleaning duties and stock vending machines. 　

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

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