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Food Service Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 10 March 2026
Salary: £13.85 per hour
Additional salary information: Competitive
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 24 March 2026
Location: London, SE1 7NA
Company: Sodexo Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SDX/TP/1300019/154987

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Summary

Food Service Assistant

Shell Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 7NA

  • £13.85 per hour
  • 40 hours per week
  • Monday to Friday between 07:00–17:00 (overtime may be available)
  • Must have fine dining/hotel experience

Use of free gym and free meals onsite

Job Introduction
We are looking forFood Service Assistantsto deliver a high standard of food and beverage service in a busy corporate environment.You will support the preparation, presentation, and service of food while providing a friendly and efficient experience for every customer. This role requires strong teamwork, attention to hygiene and safety, and a positive, professional approach.

What you'll do:

Key responsibilities

  • Deliver excellent customer service in all food and beverage areas

  • Prepare and present food service areas to required standards

  • Serve customers in a polite, friendly, and efficient manner

  • Support food preparation with care, including special dietary requirements

  • Replenish food, beverages, and service equipment as needed

  • Assist with stock control, waste reduction, and sales promotion

  • Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in all work areas

  • Clean utensils, counters, and equipment after service periods

  • Support the setup, service, and clearing of functions and events

  • Follow all company and site rules relating to health & safety, hygiene, fire, and COSHH

  • Report incidents, near misses, complaints, or compliments promptly

  • Attend required training sessions and team meetings

  • Carry out reasonable additional duties as requested by supervisors

Performance expectations

  • Consistent service delivery in line with company standards

  • Full compliance with health, safety, and hygiene regulations

  • Positive feedback from customers and clients

What you bring:

Essential

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills

  • Experience in food service, catering, or hospitality

  • Previous food handling experience

  • Strong customer service focus

  • Ability to follow health & safety procedures

  • Team player with a professional attitude

  • High standards of personal hygiene and presentation

Desirable

  • Basic Food Hygiene certificate

  • Experience working in standards-driven or compliance-led environments

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 here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

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Join a supportive team, deliver great service, and grow your skills in a professional environment.

Join a team that values you for being you.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

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