Senior Catering Assistant
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Catering Assistant / Cook to join our team at our Head Office in Steeton, West Yorkshire.
You will be responsible for overseeing daily canteen operations, ensuring the highest standards of customer service, quality, and health and safety. The role involves collaborating on menu planning, cooking, stock management, and building team relationships across our sites.
Salary: £28,000 P/A
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm
Why join Acorn?
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Investors in People accredited employer
- Healthcare and pension schemes
- Free on-site parking & great transport links to Leeds, Bradford & Skipton
- Subsidised on-site canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership discounts
- Company events
- Monthly reward scheme – Acorn Achievers
- Refer-a-friend bonus – earn up to £100!
The Ideal Candidate
- Good knowledge and experience of catering including; food hygiene and food safety
- Must have proven leadership experience
- Minimum Level 2 Food Safety Qualification
- Hold a recognised cooking qualification and/or relevant experience
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Must be able to display the Acorn Values
OUR VALUES
Quality of the products we make and sell and the service we provide
Unity Working together as one team
Integrity Acting responsibly and honestly to deliver on our promises
Caring About our customers, each other and the wider community
Ambition Taking Pride in all we do and striving to improve
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations in the kitchen and customer areas
- Oversee the daily operation of the site to ensure a smooth and efficient service
- Ensure the highest standards of customer service, quality and customer satisfaction
- Monitoring of stock, availability, supplier orders and waste control
- Along with the Catering Manager, create a range of daily and weekly specials and implement new ideas based on customer preferences and seasonal availability, ensuring dietary requirements are catered for
- Attend departmental weekly meetings
- Establish and maintain an open, collaborative relationships across both catering sites and ensure all members of the team do the same
- Cater for team and company social events
Benefits
- Excellent Transport Links to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton
- Free Parking
- Healthcare Provision
- Induction and Training Programme
- In-house Canteen
- Life Insurance Cover
- On-going Coaching and Development
- Pension Provision
About the Facilities Department
Our Facilities department cares about the environment that we provide for our staff. It’s our job to provide a safe, clean, productive and well-maintained physical environment and infrastructure, ensuring that we meet with legal requirements and Health & Safety standards. Opportunities within facilities include management, catering, internal and external maintenance, housekeeping, security and building and business administration.
Working with Acorn Stairlifts
Employing around 1,500 people worldwide Acorn is the world's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of straight stairlifts, with sales in over 80 countries and offices on 4 continents. Acorn achieved the Investors in People award and continues to invest in its most valuable resource: its people.
