Barista - Part Time Tuesday to Thursday London, England
Job description
About the role
At Sodexo, we are passionate about food and our kitchen is surrounded with the finest of aromas. From herbs and marinades, to freshly crushed coffee beans, it'll make your senses tingle.
We are currently recruiting a Barista in central London in a well-known media company client site, providing those carefully crafted cups of goodness to our customers, clients and colleagues!
Being the first face many of our colleagues and visitors will see, you’ll be a role model when it comes to what great service will look like. You’ll have a flair for tasty beverages from your flat white to a decaf soya latte, assist with the preparation and serving of dishes and ensure that all areas of the restaurant are kept hygienic and glistening.
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.
A few things about you
When you join us, we want you to bring your great communication skills, strong teamwork ethos and your positive can-do attitude with you
Your previous experience of food handling and your willingness to learn new skills will ensure you become a fantastic asset to our close-knit team!
Sodexo embeds a strong safety culture in everything we do. There will be company procedures to follow alongside our Health & Safety practises so it is vital that you will champion this.
Main Responsibilities- To produce and serve all drinks to brand standards and recipes in our coffee shops
- Deliver client’s refreshments and food requirement as per instructions on booking system and procedures agreed
- Ensure that adequate stocks and refreshments are laid out for service periods and prepared for service areas to hospitality standards
- Produce, present and serve all meals efficiently, carry out all necessary waiting duties as required to the unit standards.
- Maintain stock levels/availability by replenishing display/fridges within company guidelines/planograms, rotating stock to ensure compliance with company health & safety guidelines.
- Maintain and clean the coffee shop areas - undertake all aspects of cleaning - equipment, walls up to 6ft, floors, fixtures, fittings, pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, glassware etc., to the required standards according to the cleaning rota or as required
- To sell & demonstrate product knowledge by advising the customer/answering queries & suggesting products to the customer as part of the ordering process. Act on initiative to optimise sales to the customer
- To operate the till in line with brand till operation & cash handling procedures
- Assist the Barista Supervisor informing all supplies that need to be ordered, taking into consideration delivery lead from suppliers
- To make sure supplies are collected and stored in the designated areas, ensuring stock is rotated appropriately
- Participate in any necessary training and team meetings as required to complete job responsibilities to the Company’s and Client’s standards e.g. health & safety, food hygiene, etc.
- Work as a team to promote harmonious working relationships within the Sodexo team.
- To work on the Hospitality floor if required, under the same Hospitality Assistant duties as per training provided when requested.
- Report any customer complaints or compliments and take some remedial action if at all possible.
- Comply with all Company & client policies and statutory regulations relating to Health & Safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire and COSHH. This will include awareness of any specific hazards in the work place and training of staff in these.
- Other activities related but not limited to the above-mentioned accountabilities may be required depending on service levels or client requirements.
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Passionate about dealing with people
- Experience of working in a similar industry such as food service, catering or hospitality
- Sound basis of IT knowledge and usage
- NVQ (Desirable)
Why choose Sodexo?
You don’t just join Sodexo, you belong.
What do we mean when we say belong?
It’s simple. You create a company where everyone is respected and feels that their ideas count. You take care of the quality of life of your people. You make your workplace inclusive, encouraging people to bring their whole self to work every day. That’s our philosophy in a nutshell.
A career at Sodexo won’t tie you down, it actively encourages your progress. The diverse range of roles we offer is truly infinite. Whatever your skills, experience or passion, you’ll be encouraged and supported to have a fulfilling career.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Working Parents, Sodexo Disability, So together, generations and origins. We have also launched Be Heard which is an employee network designed to bring black colleagues together (virtually) to bring about positive change.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.
We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.
Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.
Our benefits:
As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing for our employees we provide discounts and benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs. In addition to the essentials like 20 days holidays (plus bank holidays) and pension contribution, we can help you take advantage of being part of Sodexo with benefits such as;
- Sodexo Discounts - discounts from over 1,200 top retailers with you earning WOW Points (cashback) as you shop
- Talk – a free wellbeing support helpline for you and your family
- Up to three paid days each year to volunteer
- Your Lucky Number Employee Lottery (this also supports the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation)
- Cycle to work
- Life assurance
Package Description
21 hours per week
£11.95 per hour Tuesday to Thursday 20 working days plus bank holidays as paid holidays allowance
Full protective uniform supplied
Full training provided
Frequent transport links within a short walk - Tottenham Court Road Station
Use of site facilities
Cycle to work scheme
Many employee benefits, rewards and recognition.
