Food Service Assistant

Sodexo France; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading food services company is seeking a motivated Food Service Assistant in Liverpool to support the delivery of high-quality food and service. The role includes assisting in food preparation, serving customers, and maintaining cleanliness. Ideal candidates will have a background in food service, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to work effectively in a busy environment. Competitive salary and employee benefits included.

Benefits

Unlimited access to online wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

24hr virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan Membership

Bike to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy catering or food service environment.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Confident using a till and handling cash accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and presenting food to standards.
• Serve meals and beverages to customers efficiently.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and service areas.
• Operate dishwashers and maintain stock levels.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Cash handling

Teamwork

Food hygiene awareness

Job description

Food Service Assistant

Liverpool

We are looking for a motivated and customer-focused Food Service Assistant to join our team and support the delivery of high-quality food and service at our clients site in Liverpool. You’ll play a key part in ensuring our catering service runs smoothly across the main restaurant, hospitality events, and vending services, all while delivering excellent service to our customers.

If you thrive in a busy catering environment, take pride in great service, and enjoy working as part of a team, this could be the role for you.

• 20 hours per week
• Monday to Friday 11:00am to 3:00pm
• £12.21 per hour + Sodexo employee benefits package
• Opportunities for career development

What you\'ll do

• Assist in preparing and presenting food to Sodexo and client standards across daily service and events.
• Serve meals and beverages to customers efficiently and professionally.
• Operate tills accurately, ensuring all transactions are recorded and customer flow is maintained.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen, counters, storage, and service areas at all times.
• Operate dishwashers and support effective kitchen flow.
• Refill and maintain stock levels and cleanliness of vending machines.
• Record food temperatures and wastage as required.
• Comply fully with food hygiene, health & safety, and COSHH regulations.
• Work flexibly across duties and support colleagues to uphold a "One Team" culture.

What you\'ll bring

• Previous experience in a busy catering or food service environment.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Confident using a till and handling cash accurately.
• A team player who can also work independently when needed.
• Awareness of food hygiene, cleanliness, and health & safety standards.
• Flexible and willing to learn new skills.

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life\'s larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Belong in a team, thrive in service.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications