Barista / General Assistant - Expiring soon!
Posted 25/01/2024 by Houston & Hawkes
Location: Slough, SL1 3WE
Salary: £12 per hour
Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours
Houston & Hawkes are looking for an experienced Barista/General Assistant to join our team, providing a first class service based at our prestigious contract in Slough.
If you enjoy serving customers and you have a high level of professionalism, you'll have a great opportunity to develop your career. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a great service to customers, ensuring the espresso bar is clean, tidy and well-stocked, and making a wide range of both food and drinks.
What You Really Want To Know:
- The salary for this role is £12 per hour
- The basic hours for this role are 37.5 hours per week
- The working week is Monday to Friday
- Monthly wages paid on the last day of the month
- Greeting customers and delivering excellent customer service
- Making recommendations to customers and answering any questions
- Preparing food and drinks carefully and to our high standards
- Ensuring the display is always well stocked
- Managing stock levels and identifying ordering requirements
- Learning about brewing methods, beverage blends, food preparation and presentation techniques
- Check if brewing equipment operates properly and report any maintenance needs
- Complying with Health & Safety regulations
- Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards
- You'll have a proven background in high volume cafes or coffee shops
- Continues to learn and educate themselves on whole bean knowledge, coffee blends, teas, bakery items, coffee brewing and blended products
- Passionate, friendly, diligent and a great team player
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Ability to display passion for everything about coffee
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- A positive attitude with the ambition to progress
- Good organisational skills
- Free meals at work
- Contributary pension scheme
- Free access to the company Employee Assistant Programme
- Life assurance at two times salary
- Company events including all company Christmas party
- Recognition schemes and people awards
- Family friendly support
- Uniform provided
- The holiday allowance is 28 days
Houston & Hawkes - a young and dynamic independent caterer based in the South East. We believe in creating memorable experiences for our customers through our upbeat, creative and sustainable food offer. We operate coffee bars, staff restaurants and delis in conjunction with client's hospitality and events requirements. We are socially responsible, mad about Great British produce, and dedicated to our talented teams. We offer dedicated training for all our team members with clear career plans to assist in your future development.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
- Contact Name:
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- Job Reference:
- 5842727
- Job ID:
- 220977664
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