Canteen Assistant

Farmfoods Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food retailer is seeking Canteen Assistants for their distribution centre in Warrington. This full-time position involves preparing hot and cold food, cooking, and serving meals. Ideal candidates should work well under pressure and possess effective communication skills. A basic food hygiene qualification is desirable. The role offers a competitive hourly pay rate with guaranteed hours and benefits including annual leave, staff discounts, and free life assurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

6 weeks annual leave (pro-rata)

Staff discount

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Essential ability to work under pressure without supervision.
• Effective communication skills required.
• Understanding of workplace health and safety necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hot and cold food.
• Cook and serve meals.
• Receive and move deliveries.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Effective communication

Numeracy and literacy skills

Education

Basic food hygiene qualification

Job description

We are looking to recruit Canteen Assistants who will be responsible for preparing hot & cold food at our distribution centre in Appleton, Warrington.

We offer a permanent, Full Time position, working 5 out of 7 days each week on our Nightshift (6:00pm til 2:00am).

Pay, working hours & benefits:

We offer an hourly pay rate of £14.28 for the shifts. You will be guaranteed 37.5 hours per week. If you’re looking to earn a bit more then overtime is regularly available.

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 possess 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.

In return for your commitment you will be rewarded with benefits such as:

• Competitive salary;
• 6 weeks annual leave (pro-rata);
• Staff discount;
• Free life assurance.

We welcome applications from Army, Navy and Royal Air Force service leavers and veterans into our distribution operations and work in partnership with Hire a Hero to support service leavers with their transition into civilian life.

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.