Catering Assistant NEW Croydon £ Competitive Croydon Head-Office Permanent contract
Posted 8 hours ago by inploi
Location: East Croydon
Hours: 32 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7:00 am - 16:00 pm
Salary: Competitive
We're currently recruiting a reliable, customer-focused Catering Assistant with barista experience to support our catering operation within a busy corporate workplace. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about great coffee, quality food, and outstanding customer service. As a Catering Assistant, you'll play a key role in preparing and serving food and drinks to a consistently high standard, supporting the team to deliver an efficient service that delights customers every day. You'll be supported to grow and develop within a company that invests in its people and offers a friendly working environment with a strong focus on teamwork and work life balance.
Key Responsibilities- Prepare and serve perfectly crafted coffees and beverages to a high standard
- Prepare and serve high quality food offerings in line with Superdrug standards
- Deliver first class customer service in a professional corporate environment
- Maintain a clean, organized, and well presented coffee and service area
- Confidently operate coffee machines and brewing equipment
- Learn and apply knowledge of brewing methods, beverage blends, and food presentation
- Receive and process payments (cash and card transactions) accurately
- Maintain stock levels of clean cups, plates, and consumables
- Carry out daily equipment checks and report any maintenance or safety issues
- Comply with Food Safety, Hygiene, and Health & Safety requirements at all times
- Represent Superdrug values and brand standards positively
- Work collaboratively as part of a team in a fast paced facilities environment
- Previous catering or customer service experience, ideally with barista skills
- Confident using coffee machines and brewing equipment
- Strong communicator who builds positive relationships easily
- Enthusiasm, motivation, and attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Take initiative and make decisions that enhance the customer experience
- Excellent time keeping, reliability, and attendance
- Adapt well to a busy corporate workplace setting
- Up to 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
- 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
- Company pension matching and bonus
- Access to Stream, a money management app that provides a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- Part of the A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets
- Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
- Enhanced maternity / shared parental / adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support