Kitchen Assistant - Coventry, United Kingdom - Jaspers Catering Coventry Ltd

Jaspers Catering Coventry Ltd

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Coventry, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Catering Assistants required for the largest corporate buffet delivery company in Coventry (CV6). We are looking for friendly people with kitchen experience to join our 5 catering business, with the luxury of every Thursday and Saturday and all evenings off

Who we are:

Phoenix Caterers (formerly known as Jasper's Catering) is a long-established 5* corporate catering business, providing week-day buffets and hot food to local businesses in Coventry and surrounding areas for over 15 years.

Proud of what we do, we remain the largest corporate caterer in Coventry, employing a small team of drivers and production assistants to produce and deliver quality catering to local businesses.

With an increase of demand from our customers, we're looking for extra pairs of hands to join our friendly team.

The Role:

We are looking for someone available Sunday-Friday working 4-8 hours per day. The Sunday shift starts at 7am, and midweek 6am. The salary is £9.50/hour, raising to £10.42/hr after two months.

We expect commitment to work with our existing team on our corporate client orders by:

Preparing lunch buffets, making sandwiches, preparing salad items, slicing fruit, packing lunch boxes and noting dietary requirements
To assist the packing and checking of orders when required
To support the production manager to ensure all customer orders and their special requirements are met
To work as part of a diverse team, and provide resilience for other team members when required
To support the running of a 5* kitchen by performing shared cleaning tasks and regular washing up
To minimise waste by rotating stock
To be quick to respond to assist the team with late orders.

What we expect from you:

Able to use a knife to perform food preparation tasks ie slicing salad items (essential)
Understanding of the importance of quality food presentation (essential)
A keen eye for detail (essential)
Experience and understanding of Retail Catering outlets or kitchens (essential)
Excellent timekeeping and attendance history (essential)
Willingness to support exceptionally busy periods (essential)
Flexibility towards business levels and working pattern (essential)
Good personal hygiene (essential)
A food hygiene certificate (advantage)
A full clean driving licence (advantage)
Team fit (work ethic, drama free, responsible attitude)