Catering Assistant

Undertake all duties relating to food service including: Prepare food service areas and equipment e.g. placing equipment ready for use (woks, fryers etc.) Serve food and drinks in patient/staff dining outlets and on the patient meal assembly belt Ensure a full supply of crockery and cutlery to the restaurant during service hours Deliver and collect meal trolleys to/from wards and departments Deliver catering supplies to wards and departments including call orders Menu collation, picking of all ward food according to menu choice and record information Undertake preparation of all foodstuffs: Assist in food preparation e.g. peeling vegetables, prepping salad items, traying up and labelling items Assessment of good portion control, manage food waste and appropriate record keeping Decant chilled food Regeneration of food and garnishing Adhere strictly to standard recipes and production methods, check food and beverages served, for quantity, quality and appearance and maintain correct standards of hygiene and temperature control as per HACCP Operate cash registers in retail areas, demonstrating due diligence at all times: Undertake cashier duties including receipt and accounting of cash and vouchers, operation of cash register to give correct change, ensuring cash security, maintaining records relating to cash handling, balance cash takings with till receipts and account for differences Comply with all organisational and departmental procedures relating to cash handling and security Replace or refund patients or retail customers to ensure immediate customer satisfaction, escalating to supervisor or manager as required