Catering Assistant
- Job ID
- Job ID 75419
- Team
- Team Business Operations
- Location
- Location Leicester
- Contract Type
- Contract Type Perm
- Job Schedule
- Job Schedule Full time
- Salary
- Salary £12.71 per hour
- Posting Date
- Posting Date 05/05/2026
- Apply Before
- Apply Before 18/05/2026
Summary
About The Role:
At NEXT, we have an opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our team at our Head Office in Leicestershire. Working within our onsite coffee shop and restaurant, you will play an important role supporting the business with the provision and service of all food and drink. This role is about more than just service; it is about ensuring every colleague and visitor has an excellent experience.
This is a full time position working 36 hours per week Monday - Friday 6.45am-2.30pm
What You'll Take On:
- Serve food and drink within our coffee shops and restaurant with a friendly and professional approach.
- Merchandise stock for sale, ensuring our displays are elevated and inviting.
- Deliver coffee and buffets for hospitality, ensuring high standards across the site.
- Operate tills and handle cash accurately.
- Maintain a safe and clean environment by recording fridge temperatures and cleaning service areas.
- Collaborate with your team to share ideas and improve how we work.
- Ensure every customer is helped in an efficient and kind manner.
What You'll Bring:
- You hold a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification.
- You have previous experience in a similar catering or hospitality environment.
- You have excellent communication skills and can connect with people at all levels.
- You take initiative to find solutions and suggest improvements to our processes.
- You can prioritise your own workload to ensure deadlines are met.
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Benefits
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
What's Next?
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Team Overview
Business Operations connects people, product and process. These teams make everyday work easier for stores, warehouses and offices so customers get a seamless experience.
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About NEXT
| You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! |



