General Assistant (Nights)

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General Catering Assistant – Campuses

South West Larder: Togetherness, Nurture, Pride, Planet

Full Time: 39 hours per week working nights

Salary: £17.13 per hour, plus salary enhancements for weekend work

Location: Hinkley & Sedgemoor Campus

Want to work for a company where Togetherness, Nurture, Pride and Planet are at the heart of everything they do? Then look no further, Somerset Larder produces fresh food and meals to go using locally sourced ingredients from all over the west country. Our philosophy is to nourish the community with amazing produce, to employ local people and to train apprentices for future careers in the catering and hospitality sector.

At Somerset Larder, our Values have been set by our staff. Our Values exist for the good of our working lives and company performance. Our Values are:

• Togetherness - “Be a tractor not a trailer.”

• Nurture - “You grow, I grow, we grow.”

• Pride - “We can and we will”

• Planet - “We’re part of a bigger picture”

South West Larder offers a generous benefits package which includes:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Christmas Shutdown
• Flexible shift options
• Ongoing Learning, Development & Training
• Access to Occupational Health
• Cycle Scheme
• Pension Scheme (5% matched)
• Free Meal on Shift
• Extra Hour pay per day for using the HPC bus service

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

To provide a welcoming and friendly customer experience within the campus, delivering excellent customer and food service. To ensure the restaurant is clean/hygienic, restocked, and customers are advised of the products available (e.g. meals, snacks, restaurant open times and allergens etc.)

You will assist with front of house and back of house duties:

• Greeting customers and serving customers with food and drink choices, resolving queries
• To assist in a wide range of preparation, cooking and serving food
• Support, operate and provide service in areas including but not limited to: the Serveries, the Deli/Retail, Hospitality orders, Function/Events, Coffee Shops, Bars.
• Clean all equipment, crockery and cutlery as required
• Take delivery of stock including food/provision, checking and accounting for items
• Act as Banksman, and other such job specific operations as required

With an excellent eye for detail and high health and safety standards, you will ensure all food is handled in accordance with the standards set by our Food Safety & Quality management system. Alongside this, you will be responsible for delivering and maintaining excellent stock control skills and carry out and record any checks required on behalf of the Chef Manager or Catering Supervisor.

You will be a polite and enthusiastic individual, with high standards for customer service and a ’can do’ attitude. You will be working nights 9:30pm to 6am these hours may vary so a degree of flexibility is required.

We also love to invest in our staff, so you will receive training from the first week you start, including courses on Food Hygiene level 2, allergens training and fire safety. We’ll also look to develop you and encourage your growth through the business.

Our Ideal candidate will have the following characteristics in line with our values

Togetherness

• Ability to work as part of a team
• A flexible approach to working hours including the ability to work until 11pm including weekends
• Be supportive of colleagues

Nurture

• Keen to learn on the job
• Hold Food Safety Level 2 (or be able to achieve on appointment)

Pride

• Be honest and trustworthy
• Able to work independently
• Have a can-do approach
• Customer service skills and experience

Planet

• Hygienic approach and manner
• Committed to zero harm and sustainable practices

If you would like to discuss the role in further detail or visit our head office for a chat, please give us a call on 01278 555340.

Successful applicants will be required to provide a three-year employment history and five-year address history in order to work on Hinkley Point C. They must be able to provide in date photographic ID and their right to work in the UK so that security clearance can be obtained as these roles are based on a nuclear regulated site.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £17.13 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Free or subsidised travel
• Referral programme
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• BRIDGWATER: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• customer Service: 1 year (preferred)
• Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 06/02/2023