Job Description

As a Food Service Assistant with Sodexo, you'll play a vital part in delivering exceptional customer service and high-quality catering to all staff and guests. You will support daily service operations, uphold food safety and health & safety standards, and work collaboratively with the Sodexo team to create a positive and professional dining experience.
What you'll do:

• Deliver a consistent, high-quality catering service to staff and visitors.
• Provide excellent customer service at all times - responding positively, politely, and promptly to requests.
• Support with food preparation (including packed lunches), dinner service, and counter service.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across all catering and dining areas.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, food safety, allergen management, fire, COSHH, and other statutory regulations.
• Rotate and manage stock effectively.
• Participate in performance reviews and ongoing training to support your personal development.
• Work flexibly, assisting colleagues and responding to reasonable requests from management.

What you'll bring:

• Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations.
• Strong team player with good communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Resilient and adaptable in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Positive attitude, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.

Why Sodexo?:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater.
Belong in a company and team that values you for you.
Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.
Thrive in your own way.
We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.
We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We're committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Click to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.
Ready to be part of something greater?
Belong in a team, thrive in service.
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications
Salary 13.85 per hour plus Sodexo Benefits
Frequency Hourly
Job Reference SDX/TP/1141780/147504
Contract Type Permanent - Full Time
Closing Date 19 September, 2025
Job Category Catering Staff
Business Unit UK Corporate Services - Frontline
Location Enfield, United Kingdom
No. of positions 1
Posted on 05 September, 2025

Skills Required