Kitchen Assistant

Join our team as a Kitchen Assistant based at our Head Office in Tankersley

As a kitchen assistant you are responsible for serving food from our café to customers while delivering the highest standard of customer service and food safety.

You will be involved in a team and be hands on and you will be committed to face challenges every day and work with the team to achieve results.

You will need to have a flexible and adaptable attitude- washing up will be a key part of the role.

About us

Company Shop Group (CSG), part of Biffa, is the largest commercial redistributor of surplus food and household products in the UK. We enable some of the biggest retailers, manufacturers, food service and logistics providers to unlock value from surplus stock, which may have otherwise gone to waste.

The surplus we handle is redistributed through our Company Shop stores, and our award-winning social enterprise Community Shop where we build stronger individuals and more confident communities. Working with our supply chain partners, we deliver an incredible impact and we're proud to be a good business doing good.

Details of location and shift pattern:

Shifts/hours:

Hours of work: 17 hours per week working 2 out of 7 days on a rota basis. The hours of work are between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and between 7am and 4pm Saturday and Sunday

Location: Head Office, Company Shop Limited, Wentworth Way, Wentworth Industrial Estate, Tankersley, S75 3DH

Salary: £12.75 per hour

Requirements

• Ensure all food is stored correctly, including it is stored in the correct area and off the floor
• Cook and prepare all food in line with food safety guidelines
• Ensure all food that is prepared has the correct label, including date, ingredients and allergens
• Serve food to customers while cooking food in line with demand
• Handle products carefully to keep in the best condition
• Empty the waste bins as and when required and ensure the contents are disposed of safely and correctly
• Washing pots
• Record all food temperatures in the correct company log book
• Record all fridge and freezer temperatures in the correct company log book
• Display all allergen signage relevant to the correct product
• Clean and refill the coffee machine in line with guidelines
• Use the till and correctly process payments from customers when food or drinks are purchased
• Clean as you go using correct cleaning equipment and chemicals
• Ensuring that all Health and Safety procedures are always followed and encouraging colleagues to do the same
• Ensure all Food Safety and Quality/Hygiene procedures are always carried out in the kitchen and café to include temperature requirements, allergen management and good catering practises
• Undertake all relevant legal, mandatory and role specific training
• Active reporting of Health and Safety near misses and encouraging colleagues to do the same

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Good communication skills

• Able to work alone or within a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organisational and excellent time management skills
• Flexible with duties
• Be passionate about what you do
• Ability to review processes while working and always look for improvements to do things more efficiently
• Possess a helpful attitude with the drive to be the best version of you

Benefits

What's in it for you:

• Free membership to Company Shop for you and 10 x nominees
• Colleague 10% discount card
• Annual Flu Injections, high street & leisure vouchers, and on-site Parking
• Onsite café, Free Tea & Coffee, and Free Fruit Friday
• Employee Assistance Programme – Grocery Aid
• Eligible for Costco membership and Cycle 2 Work
• Contributory pension scheme with death in service benefit

Join us on the journey: Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of something extraordinary. Apply now and join us to create a better world for people and the planet.

Apply now and be part of a business that's making a real difference.