Canteen assistant - Full Time

Farmfoods Ltd; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known supermarket in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is seeking a full-time Canteen Assistant to handle food preparation and serve meals. This position requires effective communication and the ability to work under pressure in a busy environment. Responsibilities include cleaning kitchen utensils, managing kitchen deliveries, and cooking. The pay ranges from £13.17 to £14.28 per hour with benefits such as paid annual leave and staff discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid annual leave

Staff discount

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to work without supervision in a busy environment.
• Food hygiene understanding is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and cook meals.
• Serve meals and manage deliveries to kitchen storage.
• Clean kitchen utensils and appliances.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Effective communication skills

General numeracy

General literacy

Education

Basic food hygiene qualification

Job description

Pay, working hours & benefits

We are looking for a full time Canteen Assistant working between 09:00 to 18:30. These hours may vary and shift timings could change but advanced notice will be given.

The pay will range between £13.17 - £14.28 per hour dependant on the timings of your shift. This can be discussed with the hiring manager.

Duties

• Food preparation tasks;
• Cooking and counter serving of meals;
• Receiving and moving of deliveries to kitchen storage;
• Replenishment of fridges
• Cleaning of kitchen utensils, appliances and surfaces.

About You

This is a busy canteen, so the ability to work under pressure without supervision is essential. Candidates should also be able to communicate effectively and posses general numeracy and literacy skills.

Food hygiene is very important, so a basic food hygiene qualification would be desirable as well as an understanding of workplace health and safety.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid annual leave
• Staff discount
• Free life assurance

A bit about us

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our warehouse operatives are the backbone of our distribution operation and are essential to ensuring our shops have everything they need to deliver a great service to our customers.