Catering Assistant

Apply on JLPJobs.com - the official careers website for John Lewis Partnership, John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners.

About the role:

Full Time - 37.5 hours per week on a 4 week rota, working every other weekend. Earliest start time 08:45 and latest finish 18:00.

At John Lewis, our ambition is to be the most inspiring omnichannel retailer, earning customers’ trust and lifetime loyalty through unsurpassed product curation, design, quality, personal customer service, and experiences.

Do you have an interest in food and flavour, and enjoy delivering a fantastic customer experience? Then a Catering Assistant position within a friendly and busy hospitality team would be an ideal job for you. So long as you're excited about a career in hospitality, we'll support you with everything you need to grow.

Our Catering Assistants work in either our customer restaurants or staff canteen,

• Offering great customer service 

• Taking pride in food preparation 

• Presenting dishes to produce high-quality delicious food.

• Have a flexible approach and demonstrate enthusiasm in all tasks.

• Supporting with catering related tasks, including assisting with stock replenishment and storage of deliveries

Finally, there is a great reason to apply for this role because you will be able to enjoy free tasty food in the staff canteen on your working days. 

Plus there is the added benefit of not working any split shifts and no late evening work, so you will be able to spend more time with your family and friends. 

Some other really important benefits of joining John Lewis as a Catering Assistant are receiving discounts in John Lewis (up to 25%) and Waitrose (20%) stores, after a short probation period. Access to partnership hotels, subsidised learning, money off theatre, music, and cultural events.

Previous experience is optional and we'll provide the training you need so that you can perform at your best, everyday. 

We occasionally close vacancies early if we see a high volume of applications. We'd recommend you apply early so you don't miss out.