Food Preparation Agent - Birmingham Airport - #1712454

Starting pay for this role is £12.41 per hour for the first six months.

Do you have what it takes to be part of the most exciting and fastest growing sectors in Travel & Hospitality?

If you have a passion for delivering world class guest experience, leading hospitality teams and enjoy meeting new faces every day, then this is the role for you.

We are Aspire Airport Lounges. With more than 30 years of ward winning airport hospitality experience, we are Europe’s largest brand of airport lounge and in 2021 we served over 4 million customers worldwide within 64 lounges at 38 airports in 13 countries, that’s over 11,000 guests every day.

We deliver outstanding customer experiences, bringing sophistication to everyday travel, delivering our brand promise of ‘the perfect start’.

We are seeking candidates for an exciting opportunity to join a high-flying team of hospitality professionals and to continually improve the Aspire Airport Lounge offering to meet our ambition of being the Best Airport Lounge provider globally.

You will be key member of the team ensuring guest expectations are exceeded, so they leave our lounges feeling Welcome, Relaxed & Energised.

Aspire Airport Lounges are proudly part of the Swissport family. Swissport is the world’s leading independent provider of airport services, offering a world of exciting career possibilities.

Responsibilities

Job responsibilities:

• Manage the kitchen area within the lounge, maintaining a safe and hygienic environment.
• Prepare hot and cold food offerings to be presented on a self-service station within the lounge.
• To ensure the quality and presentation of food is prepared according to all SOPs to guarantee a consistently excellent standard of service.
• Ensure all food is stored, handled and packaged correctly.
• Follow our Food Safety Management System at all times.
• Maintain records of temperatures of hot food and cold storage according to the SOP.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications and Competences:

• Background in a high-volume regeneration kitchen.
• Have a passion for the food service industry.
• Ability to work as part of a team or be self-motivated to complete tasks.
• Ability to follow processes and procedures and to apply flexibility when required.
• Flexible to work shifts covering 0330 – 2100, 7 days a week
  
  

Benefits:

• Free parking whilst at work and when using the airport for holiday travel.
• Recognised food safety training up to FSA level 2.
• Free meals and drinks during shifts.
• Uniform provided.
• Swissport pension scheme with ability to self-contribute.
• 24-hour employee assistance programme
• Discounted retail within the airport.
• Discounted access to Aspire lounge network for family and friends.
• Potential for placements to other Aspire Lounges within the UK.