Catering Assistant

Sainsbury's Taste Café Catering Assistant - Penzance Pay Rate: £12.75 per hour Profile

Customer focused and reliable hospitality team member with experience delivering excellent service in a busy café environment. Passionate about creating a positive customer experience through friendly service, high standards of food and drink preparation, and maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming café environment. Committed to food safety, hygiene, and consistently exceeding customer expectations.

Key Skills

• Excellent customer service
• Strong communication skills
• Barista and coffee preparation
• Food preparation and presentation
• Food safety and allergen awareness
• Cash handling and security procedures
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Organisation and time management
• Health and safety compliance
• Positive, flexible, and reliable approach

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer service and create a welcoming environment.
• Prepare and serve high quality food and beverages, including coffee.
• Maintain excellent product knowledge to assist customers with their choices.
• Handle customer queries and feedback professionally.
• Support café opening and closing procedures.
• Ensure food is prepared and served in line with safety and hygiene standards.
• Maintain clean and well presented counters, displays, workstations, and seating areas.
• Operate coffee machines and café equipment safely and effectively.
• Follow cash handling and security procedures.
• Promote a safe working environment and report any hazards or incidents.

Personal Qualities

• Passionate about customer satisfaction
• Reliable and hardworking
• Friendly and approachable
• Flexible and adaptable
• Team focused
• Quick learner
• Uses initiative and works proactively

About the role

As a Catering Assistant, you'll be part of a dynamic, fast paced team, contributing to a positive and friendly work environment. The role offers numerous opportunities for growth within a company that values individuality and invests in its employees. Your hard work will be recognised and rewarded, making it an excellent chance to advance in a supportive setting.

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!