Catering Assistant

Scc; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT company in Birmingham is seeking a Catering Assistant to support high-quality catering services. You will prepare and serve food, maintain hygiene standards, and ensure excellent customer service in a hybrid working environment. A Basic or Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate is essential. This role offers an inclusive workplace and opportunities for career development. Join a firm where innovation meets exceptional customer experience.

Benefits

Inclusivity in the workplace

Solid basic and company benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering or hospitality environment is desirable.
• Experience handling cash and using tills is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of high-quality catering services.
• Prepare and serve food and beverages according to hygiene standards.
• Ensure cleanliness and presentation of the kitchen and function areas.
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and staff.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Education

Basic or Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

About The Role

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.

Role: Catering Assistant

Location: Birmingham (SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)

Contract Type: Temporary

Hours: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Monday – Friday

Interview Process: 2-stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company

Role purpose

To support the delivery of high-quality catering services across SCC sites by preparing and serving food, maintaining hygiene standards, and ensuring a welcoming environment for staff, clients, and visitors. The role contributes to the smooth operation of the catering function and upholds SCC’s standards of customer service and food safety.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of personal hygiene and appearance in line with SCC’s Food Hygiene Policy.
• Prepare and serve food and beverages in accordance with menus and hygiene standards.
• Ensure cleanliness and presentation of the kitchen, servery, and function areas.
• Provide excellent customer service to all clients, staff, and visitors.
• Follow procedures for food storage, stock rotation, and delivery checks.
• Adhere to cash handling and financial control procedures.
• Comply with all health, safety, and hygiene regulations, including COSHH.
• Participate in training and team meetings as required.
• Support emergency procedures and security protocols.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Catering Manager, including working at other SCC Refresh sites.

Skills and experience

Knowledge

• Basic or Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate (Essential)
• Awareness of Health & Safety and Allergen/Dietary guidelines (Essential)

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (Essential)
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team (Essential)

Experience

• Experience in a catering or hospitality environment (Desirable)
• Experience handling cash and using tills (Essential)

About Us

SCC is Europe's largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

We are an equal opportunities employer

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.

Diversity & Inclusion at SCC https://www.scc.com/diversity-and-inclusion/

Sustainability at SCC https://www.scc.com/sustainability-at-scc/

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