Job description
IKEA Food team in Wembley would like to welcome Food & Beverage assistants to join our delightful and hardworking team, there are a variety of roles across the department:
- Front of house in our restaurant / café where you will be greeting our customers and ensuring that the have an experience to remember.
- Kitchen where you will lovingly prepare our meals for our customers & co-workers, Food Safety experience is preferred but not essential
- Then finally in our Exit Bistro and Swedish Food Market, where you will give lasting reasons to return and help customers take a taste of Sweden Home with them.
In the IKEA world, we call this position an IKEA Food Co-worker.
Expected Starting Date: 15th July 2023
WHAT WE OFFER
- £11.95 per hour
- Living Wage Foundation Employer
Contract size varies between 12 - 30 hours per week, Flexibility will be discussed at interview, but evenings and weekend working will be expected.
We operate 7 days a week to meet the shopping needs of our customers, this role will require availability to work until 11.00pm 2 nights per week and until 6.30pm on Sundays and full weekends.
We offer permanent contracts, advanced scheduling & regular weekend off
Due to Health & Safety regulations, applicants must be over the age of 18.
WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS
Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work every day and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their family's everyday needs.
- Enjoy a free hot or cold meal option every shift - there is such a thing as a free lunch!
- Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Portal
- X3 Life Assurance, enhanced statutory pension contributions & interest free loans
- Holiday on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
- End of year gift
- Family Friendly policies & benefits
- Commitment to your development throughout your IKEA career, starting on your first day
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE
Are you a team player with a passion for food and people? Do you know your meat ball from your plant ball? If so, then we are looking for you.
This is an extremely fast paced working environment and requires you to multitask, producing and serving food with regular heavy lifting.
We are looking for someone like you to help us deliver a taste of Sweden and a great customer experience with high quality, sustainable food. You will contribute to a passionate and friendly team to deliver a better everyday life for the many, while embracing change with a solution-orientated mindset.
Prior experience in food is desirable, but not essential if you have a roll up your sleeve mindset to the various tasks & challenges that present themselves.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
We are a diverse group of people who all live by the motto: Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is! Together we serve more than 660 million customers yearly at the IKEA restaurants worldwide and offer a variety of foods in our bistros and in the “Swedish Food Market”.
As a Food Co-worker, you will report to one of the Food Managers or Team Leaders and work alongside them in the various areas in the department to help create a safe, healthy, delicious, sustainable, affordable, and joyful food experience for both the customer and the co-worker.
WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE
It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality. We welcome candidates from all walks of life to join us, where we feel valued for our uniqueness and recognised for our diverse talents.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION
If you have any special requirements during the interview process, please let us know as soon as possible.
First step, please attach an updated CV with your application so we can get to know you better.
Second step, successful candidates will receive information about the next steps via email.
Third step, if successful you will be invited to an Interview
Come see things a little differently with us and be part of creating a better everyday life for the many.
IKEA reserves the right to close a job vacancy earlier than originally advertised.
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