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Job Summary As a Food Packer you will support the operations by completing all assigned tasks in a timely manner while ensuring quality and meeting the required targets. 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 9am - 5.30pm What will life as a food Packer in the gategroup Team look like for you. Inhouse training and development £10.92 £ per hour + over time benefits Complimentary meals & beverages Free Uniform Company sick pay Free on-site parking Paid Holiday Rotating shifts patterns Pension scheme to help you save for your future Bespoke employee support program, including free counselling sessions Refer a friend scheme with generous bonuses for each successful referral Access to a great discount platform, saving you money on everyday purchases and so much more Cycle to work Main Duties and Responsibilities: 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 SPECIFIC DUTIES BY DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION 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 BOND 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 DISHWASH 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 STORES 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 Qualifications: Education 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 company: Gate Gourmet is the world's largest independent provider of catering services for airlines and are the core business behind gategroup, whose eleven associated brands offer customers a comprehensive scope of products and services for virtually any on-board need. We provide more than 200 million meals a year to our 270-plus customers at some 120 airport locations around the globe. In addition, over the last few years the company has diversified its Catering investment into other areas like Cloud Kitchens, Catering for Rail transport providers, providing 5 Star gourmet experiences through the Uqonic Chefs and other non-aviation catering ventures 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.