Catering Assistant

Job role : Catering Assistant/Food Service Assistant

Location : Epsom

Salary : �13.15 per hour

Shift Pattern : Monday- Friday, 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 Epsom.

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.

Catering Assistant Duties:

* 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.