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Essex, Ontario, Canada
Catering Assistant
Catering Assistant
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About the role
About The Role:
Days of Working: Monday - Friday - 09:30am - 14:30pm
Additional Information: From 1st September until 31st December 2026. Working Term Time.
As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Help with food preparation tasks such as peeling, chopping, trimming, and making sandwiches and salads Be responsible for maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen area and equipment. This includes cleaning utensils, tableware, and catering stations Assist with receiving and unpacking all deliveries and ensure that the food and supply storage areas are organised Serve food items to customers in accordance with the menu prepared by the Chefs Top up the vending services daily
What are we looking for?
Commercial kitchen experience is highly valued but not essential Possess a basic Catering and Hospitality certificate such as Food Handling or equivalent is desired but not essential as we can provide this for you Must have basic knife skills, food preparation skills, and time management skills. Can work under pressure and excellent organisational skills are also important Can stand for extended periods is often necessary due to the physical nature of the job
The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:
Must have the Right to Work in the UK Must be prepared to undergo a DBS or Enhanced security check Good time-management and organisational abilities
About The Company:
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
Why Work for OCS?
✅ Award-Winning Employer : Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
🚀 Digital Learning : The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
🙂 Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
📝 Professional Growth : 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
💰 Flexible Pay : Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)
How to Apply:
If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
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About OCS
Customers across all sectors depend on secure, optimised environments that enable end users to achieve their goals and purpose. OCS facilities services provide customers with the assurances they demand and environments that meet end users' needs.
By partnering with OCS, customers benefit from Best Service Excellence, a facilities services standard that focuses on delivering the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and communities. Global best practice and local teams self-deliver a single-service, bundled or total facilities management model that's scalable to the bespoke requirements of each customer and sector.
→ Hard Services → Soft Services → Energy Services → Catering → Facilities Management
Every service in each sector operates with Smart FM solutions that enhance performance and resilience. Insight, AI and automation empower colleagues and customers to do and achieve more.
Our TRUE Values support colleague and customer retention. Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment guide how we operate, interact, make decisions daily, and prioritise what matters most.
We have an ambition to become the best facilities service partner in the industry, guided by our values and driven by our mission to make people and places the best they can be. → If you're seeking a facilities management partner with purpose, please get in touch with our team at ocs.com.