Catering Assistant - Picking & Packing Manchester, England
Job description
To assist with the preparation and service of all foods including raw ingredients required for staff and visitor food services. To ensure that all foods are produced and served in a safe and hygienic manner at all times.
Hospital stays can be quite a stressful time for our patients and their loved ones, a simple smile and high quality customer service can put a patient at ease and make all the difference!
At Sodexo, we are passionate about the services we deliver and we place our customers at the heart of everything we do. To provide a great service, we have a team of passionate Retail Assistants behind us and we currently have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant to join us!
Ensure all stock levels are controlled and rotation procedures are maintained
Practice strict portion control and identify an excess of waste or shortages of food to a Supervisor
Ensure all foods are displayed and served according to the food service plan for each area.
Replenish all contents and maintain stocks.
Ensure sell by dates and good stock rotation methods are adhered to
Observe correct use and care of equipment reporting any defects or faults in accordance with company procedures
Carry out cash handing in accordance with company procedures
Clean and load vending equipment, general equipment used in meal service and the environment.
Ensure all food and beverage dispensing outlets are in good working order and that routine cleansing and maintenance schedules are performed
Assist with materials requisitioning procedures
Clear and clean tables and wash up crockery and production materials as requested by the supervisor
Ensure the dining areas are maintained according to the room layout plan and hygiene management schedules
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
