Catering Assistant - Nights

Job Description

We are looking for a reliable and motivated Catering Assistant to join our night shift team at Booker Fareham. You will be responsible for preparing and cooking meals for our night shift colleagues, ensuring high standards of food safety, cleanliness and service within the canteen.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook hot and cold food items in line with agreed menus and instructions
• Maintain excellent food hygiene standards, following all Food Safety and HACCP procedures
• Carry out regular cleaning duties to ensure the canteen, kitchen area and equipment remain clean, safe and compliant
• Refill and maintain vending machines, ensuring availability of products throughout the shift
• Support with stock rotation, labelling and safe storage of food items
• Follow clear instructions from the Catering Supervisor/Manager
• Provide friendly and efficient service to colleagues using the canteen

About You

• Confident in cooking basic meals and able to follow instructions accurately
• Understanding of food hygiene and safe working practices (training provided if required)
• Able to maintain high cleaning standards
• Reliable, punctual and comfortable working night shifts
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact recruitment@bookergroup.com

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk