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Catering Assistant

🏢 Elior • 📍 Suffolk • 🕒 Sep 14, 2026
Salary Range
£11 - £11
£1 - £1 / mo

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Suffolk
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Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Position description

Job title

Catering Assistant

Contract type

Permanent

Contractual hours

Full-time

Shift Pattern & Working Hours

Mon- Fri

Salary

£11.20

Working environment

The position is for Catering Assistant in a large BT Site, the shifts are Mon- Fri with the odd weekend throughout the year. This position is working as part of a catering team, and there are great opportunity's for progression. The shifts are predominately early mornings until early afternoon. Monday - Friday only with the occasional weekend

Job description

Our BT division is looking for a Catering Assistant based at BT Adastral Park Ipswich As Catering Assistant, you will have plenty of responsibilities and opportunities to grow in your role, becoming a critical member of our team. For example, you will be responsible for ensuring the kitchen and service area is always clean, well presented, and well-stocked. In addition, you will keep up to date with menus, offering a warm and friendly service. Finally, along with colleagues, you will ensure COSHH, food safety, and H&S are followed, with any incidents reported in line with documented procedures.

Skills & Experience

To fill the role of Catering Assistant, we will require you to possess these essential skills and experience:
  • Willingness to cooperate as part of a team
  • Pride in quality customer experience
  • Previous catering experience is desirable but not essential, with the right attitude we can train you up!

If you want to be part of something special, apply for the role today.

Benefits

We thank our colleagues for a job well done, that’s why we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

  • A salary of £11.25 per hour, 28 days holiday, life assurance, a workplace pension & free lunches on site
- The option to buy additional holidays - supporting your way of life.
  • Free access to mental health first aiders & therapy sessions – supporting you through life’s ups and downs
  • Free access to the 24/7 GP service, nutritional & health experts, financial & legal support – the wellbeing of our teams is key
- A vast amount of discounts & cashback for supermarkets & retail - reducing your shopping bills
  • A cycle to work scheme – saving you 25-40% on bikes
- Discounts for cinemas, restaurants, hotels, holidays and family days out - we want our teams to enjoy life!
  • A great variety of opportunities & award winning development programmes to support your career ambitions – big enough for growth, small enough to feel connected
- And since the community is at the heart of everything we do - we offer 2 days paid leave for charity work

  • pro rata, incl. bank holidays

Why it's great to work for us

Welcoming you into our warm, friendly, and genuine team from your first day, we'll make you feel part of the family. With an inclusive, collaborative, and caring culture, you will share our shared purpose of delivering an outstanding customer experience.
At Elior, we're innovators and extremely proud of our work around diversity, sustainability, and social value. That's why with a firm belief in a diverse workplace, 95% of our colleagues feel we cultivate a culture where people of all backgrounds are welcome and valued.
We'd love to welcome you to our team!
Interested? All you need is an updated CV and cover letter, we'll do the rest.
#TheJobThatIWant #TeamElior #EliorCareers #EliorFoodie
Twitter: @elioruk Facebook: Elior Careers Instagram: elior_uk

Any internal colleagues applying for this role, please be advised that new terms and conditions will apply.

Advert closing date

18/07/2023

Position location

Job location

England, Suffolk

Town & Post code

Martlesham, IP5 3RE

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of experience required

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General information

Division/ Dept

At Elior we're enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace.

We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.

Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced.

And we're committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We've lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.

This role sits within our Business & Industry division, catering for those within the workplace. We're an award-winning business and industry hospitality team, proud of our creativity and ingenuity, with a big focus on our people who are everything to us. Daringly delicious, we deliver exceptional food and service to our customers, making us one of London's most respected and fast-growing boutique catering companies.

Reference

2023-54228

Publication start date

23/05/2023

Publication end date

18/07/2023

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Catering Assistant roles across Elior's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Catering & Food Service Contractors.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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