This apprenticeship sits in the Catering Team at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, covering both retail catering and patient catering cold room picking and packing. The work spans general catering duties, from picking and packing items for patient mealtimes and loading food trolleys to dish-washing and staff restaurant service. It is a highly active, on-foot role with stock handling and training across the Dining Room, Coffee House and Deli, so it suits someone wanting physical work rather than light duties. A Level 2 Food Safety Qualification is needed before starting.
What the job involves
- Carry out general catering duties to keep a high quality service running
- Pick and pack chilled, frozen and ambient items for patient mealtimes and load insulated food trolleys
- Assist with general duties in packing areas, cold rooms, dish-washing area, staff restaurant and hospitality services
- Work to food hygiene and safety regulations, keeping a clean and tidy workplace and stock rooms
- Carry out stock movement, handling and shelf filling
- Carry out some food preparation
- Clean prescribed areas and meal service areas to the departmental cleaning schedule and instructed methods
- Operate dishwashing machines and stack and wash crockery and cutlery from staff meal service
- Clear tables and relay dirty crockery and cutlery to the central wash-up area
- Transport goods to and from the catering department
- Report mechanical or safety defects and repair needs to administration management
- Learn the Dining Room, Coffee House and Deli roles, with barista training as an option
What’s required
Qualifications
- Basic food hygiene certificate
- Level 2 Food Safety Qualification to commence the role
- Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy
Experience
- Previous experience in a catering environment
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of good hygiene and health and safety practices
- Basic computer skills
- Time management and organisational skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Attention to detail and presentation
- Numeracy and literacy skills for stock and team work
What’s offered
- Full training across retail and patient catering services
- Optional barista training
- Choice of coverage and supplemental benefits for employees and their families
- Promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust
- Career pathway towards a supervisory role in catering
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
