Catering Assistant (Temporary)

Are you interested in Hospitality Industry?

Do you want to work in a school environment?

We are hiring a temporary Catering Assistant to join our team at Carmarthenshire County Council.

Location - Carmarthen

Rate of Pay- £9.88/hr.

Shift - Part Time, (10hrs/week).

Roles & Responsibilities:-

• Performing basic food preparation tasks, which include washing, peeling, and cutting fruit and vegetables, seasoning and slicing meats, and preparing sauces and salads.
• Setting up dining and buffet areas as per the catering manager's instructions.
• Ensuring all tableware and chafing dishes are properly cleaned and sanitised before each catering event.
• Taking inventory of ingredients and catering supplies and ordering new stock as required.
• Loading and unloading food, tableware, and catering supplies onto and off catering vehicles.
• Appropriately storing clean chafing dishes, tableware, platters, and equipment after each catering event.
• Answering guest's catering-related questions during events and addressing all complaints.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of marketing strategies to promote catering services.
• Assisting in all duties related to customer billing.
• Planning menus, following guidelines on nutrition and healthy eating.
• Reconciling daily income.
• Preparing meals.
• Monitoring and managing supplies within a budget.
• Developing relationships with food suppliers.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety policies.
• Cleaning of surface equipment and arrears ( hotplates, floors machinery).
• Making sure all stock is on rotation to minimise wastage.
• Working in a school environment.
• Previous catering experience in retail/ schools.
• Knowledge and awareness of healthy and safety standards.
• A clean DBS to work within a educational environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually.
• Ability to communicate with various members of staff and children.

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.