We are currently looking to grow our team and are hiring for General Assistants on a Fixed Term contract with an option to extend/go permanent. The shift pattern is 5 on 7 and timing are 7am to 3.30pm OR 12pm to 8pm

Gate Gourmet is the world's largest independent provider of catering services for airlines. We provide more than 200 million meals a year to our 270-plus customers at some 120 airport locations around the globe.

• To follow all operating procedures in the course of your duties to the best of your abilities.
• To ensure the work area is kept safe and as clean as possible.
• Maintain high standards of quality, hygiene, health and safety in line with customer/company specifications
• To ensure that the standards of cleanliness and house-keeping are within the guidelines laid down in the Company procedures.
• To report all accidents and take the necessary preventative action.
• To be able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally at all levels.
• To ensure that relevant entries are made in the diary log and that the log is checked at the beginning of each shift.
• To be totally flexible within the role and within the unit departments.
• Carry out quality checks with improvement action when required.
• Assist in follow-up of Quality Assurance/Health & Safety reports.
• To take on any other duties as and when required

• Pack food liners in accordance with written specification.
• From specification, accurately make up sample and product for all classes.
• Conduct temperature, quality, and product date checks.
• Seal flight canisters, trolleys and record numbers.
• Ensure correct marshalling of flights to Dispatch bays in assigned stowing order

• The receipt, handling and appropriate storage of all incoming goods and coordinating / managing stock.
• Sort and assemble bars into flights, working as a team to achieve targets
• To check trolley seals and cross check with customs paper work

• General washing, sorting, assembling, packing and positioning of the aircraft equipment
• Process and strip trolleys and deliver to relevant department
• Off loading and sorting equipment/food and ensuring it is delivered to the correct processing area

• To load / off-load lorries, stack shelves and replenish equipment/food items.
• From specification, accurately palletize shipments.
• Conduct quality, and product date checks.
• Daily stock count of the list
• Stock rotation
• Clean the area

• Educated to High School level.

Work Experience

• Good standard of English both written and verbal
• Working knowledge of of Basic Hygiene
• Ideally some experience in a production/manufacturing/stores environment
• Experience of working in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.

Skills & Knowledge

• Good understanding of English both reading and writing
• Good Customer Service skills
• Positive attitude to work
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Team worker.

About the role:

• Preparing, packaging tray setting as per client request
• Checking stock and flight trollies
• Unloading incoming trollies from flights in preparation for cleaning
• 10£ per hour

Benefits:

• Free meals whilst on shift
• Free on-site parking
• Uniform provided
• 40 hours per week with opportunity for overtime
• Various training and development opportunities

Experience:

• This would also suit anyone who has worked within dispatch, hygiene services or a warehouse related role.
• Experience as a catering assistant, hospitality assistant, kitchen staff, picker, packer, or any catering related role is desirable but not essential.

All successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK, undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and provide 5 years referencing history.