Catering Assistant (part time) (NHE

The University of Nottingham has been providing an outstanding student experience for over 140 years and is a leading university of worldwide significance with established campuses in UK, China and Malaysia. Our award-winning Nottingham campus is only 15 minutes by bus or tram to our vibrant city centre. 

Your role as a Catering Assistant (Subway): 

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who take pride in their work and enjoy working in fast paced Catering Environments and who have excellent customer service skills to join our team. 

Working within our Subway store, main duties for this role will include the preparation and service of a wide range of speciality food and drink items, understanding and adhering to all quality standards, formulas and procedures, clearing tables, using the till and general cleaning within the unit; providing excellent customer service at all times. 

As a member of our team, you will be the face of a global brand and have a positive and energetic approach and be a colleague that the team look forward to working with and building strong relationships with others to accomplish tasks and shared goals. You will have a keen eye for detail and aim to deliver exceptional operational service and standards at all times and particularly in demanding and busy service times. 

This winning attitude and ability to make delicious sandwiches quickly and efficiently will make you a key member of the team and the reason why customers keep coming back. Experience of working in a similar customer facing environment is essential for this role.

Further details about the duties and responsibilities can be found on the attached job role profile.

Available positions:

There is one permanent position which will attract 20% uplift allowance pay for any hours worked at the weekend, view  details for this post below:

Post 1 – Hours of work are 30 per week, (includes 5 shifts/5 days per week to be arranged mainly Monday to Friday to include occasional weekends) working on a rotation basis between the hours of 7.00am and 7.30pm, on a permanent rolling contract based on a 52 weeks of the year basis.  

Important Information- This position is offered, on a permanent basis working throughout the full calendar year, 52-weeks of the year (including outside of term and student vacation periods. Candidates interested in this position need to have full flexibility/availability to work a range of shifts between 7.00am and 7.30pm. Due to business needs this position is rota' to work and support the business on any 5 days within the week/weekends. Full brief on work rota expectations will be given on the interview.

What’s in it for you?

Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.Personal and Career Development support, and opportunities for career progression. An excellent holiday allowance. For staff on fractional contracts- working during university term times: paid leave will be during Christmas, summer and Easter. Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support. Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.Staff Networks, and wellbeing activities and state of the art sports facilities. Permanent rolling contract based on a 52 weeks of the year basis. Uniform provided plus the tools you need to do a great job.Free on-site parking on weekends and during weekdays between 4.30pm and 9.30am (staff parking schemes available).

Successful candidates for these positions will be expected to attend statutory training courses within 6 months commencing employment and any refresher training required as part of the role. The Estates and Facilities have planned training courses throughout the year and there is an option to attend either total of 5 days during a typical week, Monday to Friday or total of 4 days which are arranged on a set weekend dates, Saturday and Sunday, within the year. Further details will be given at the interview.

The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 20 minutes.

For general queries please contact our estates recruitment team at bw-estatesrecruit@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted. Please quote ref. 1016101

All of our vacancies are available to view at:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx 

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Learn more about the university commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

We want you to succeed in our recruitment process and have published Candidate Guidance for you to access information and support on application and interview process. 

We offer a range of benefits, visit Your Benefits website to learn what we can offer you.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe and we want to make your transition to living in the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page to find out more.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025 Category: Operations and Facilities