Thomas Franks Ltd Looking for Front of House Assistant at Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

We are looking for a Front of House Assistant to join our team at one of our prestigious independent schools in Wellington, Somerset.

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast-paced catering environment as a catering assistant or supervisor, you will be looking to take your career to the next level and progress into a managerial role.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

Main Duties

• Serving and interacting with staff and pupils during mealtimes
• To maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in your area of concern
• To Maintain, wash, Store and Polish crockery, cutlery and glassware for everyday use.
• To provide the service of food/beverages and carry out any minor food preparation task
• To Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
• On a rota basis work additional hours during and out of term time to assist with lettings, functions and school events.
• Operate cleaning, dishwashing equipment. Properly clean and store equipment, service, preparation and storage areas.
• Complete all / any necessary cleaning/hygiene duties…
• To assist with meal documentation procedures
• To assist in the service of all meals/functions when needed.
• Serve customers, visitors and guests to a high standard in line with Thomas Franks and client service standards and expectations
• Clean, fill, beverage machines and ensure all vending equipment is working correctly,

We are looking for a friendly, customer focused individual who will interact well with our customers.

This is a position where development is encouraged, and you would be given the opportunity to learn and develop within a growing company.

Benefits

• £10.42 per hour
• Working 5 days out of 7
• Working 37.5 hours per week
• Working 42 weeks per year
• Alternative weekends off
• Free meals & refreshments on duty
• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Unrivalled individual training and development
• Team & company social events
• Employee assistance programme
• Workplace pension
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer

Sound like the ideal role for you? Apply today!

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants’ suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed. However for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.