Catering Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic motivated individual who is capable of working in a fast paced Barista style coffee shop, duties include preparation and service of simple foods, cash handling and general cleaning, ensuring the correct and economical use of materials and equipment, ensuring quality control is upheld, completing HACCP documentation.

You must be confident in the everyday running of a busy catering environment and required to work without supervision.

Main duties of the job

1. Being dynamic serving customers in a fast paced Barista style coffee shop.
2. Preparing the counter for service
3. Accurately take food orders over the counter or on the telephone
4. Cash Handling, taking card payments and keeping accurate accounts of money transactions.
5. Simple Food preparation such as salads and sandwiches.
6. Preparing orders for Paninis, pizza and other hot snacks.
7. Keeping accurate records for the HACCP Food Safety System
8. Putting away deliveries
9. Replenishing fridges and selves with stock, whilst making sure stock is rotated.
10. Informing supervisor when stocks are low
11. Delivering buffets and hospitality to areas away from the main Staff Restaurant.
12. Clearing away dirty pots.
13. General cleaning of service counter and restaurant areas.
14. When required deliver food orders to the Wards.
15. If required, cover absences.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.