Party Ingredients are seeking motivated event enthusiasts to join our team of event professionals.  This is an entry level role to suit applicants with hospitality experience who would like to make a career in catered events.
As Catering Logistics Support, you will have a varied role in the operations department, working both to prepare and deliver our events.  You will work under the guidance of the Warehouse Manager to perform all manner of warehouse tasks, including loading/unloading of vans, packing of event equipment, cleaning and maintaining equipment, general warehouse tasks and working to and understanding the daily logistics plan.  You will also be responsible for driving a loaded van, delivering and collecting from venues, understanding and adhering to their strict delivery policies.  The role also includes a front of house element, meaning you will generally begin your day in warehouse attire, but will very often change into a waiter’s uniform to support at an event dictated by the weekly schedule.  This requires you to be impeccably presented at all times and always prepared (whether scheduled or not) to change into the correct uniform and support in a front of house capacity.  You will receive full bar and waiting training to ensure you give the Catering Managers the best support possible.  You will be responsible for leading the load out of events as necessary under the instruction of the Catering Manager, all of the time working to our SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). Event support may also be back of house on larger scale events, supporting the kitchen operation and leading the clearing team.
Your duties will include:

Loading/unloading of vans
Packing of event equipment to a detailed checklist.
Contribute to the cleaning and maintenance of equipment.
Preparation of tastings
Warehouse order – maintaining order and cleanliness of all storage areas.
Stocktaking of equipment.
Health and Safety – ensure that you, and all staff are carrying out their tasks in a safe manner and that we are providing a safe working environment for all staff at all times.
Driving and delivering/collecting equipment.
Front of house bar and waiting work
Back of house event support
Reporting to Warehouse Manager and Catering Managers.

All team members are representing the company, and must take this very seriously.  Your personal presentation is very important and you must be clean shaven and well groomed at all times when at work.
Your communication skills are key in ensuring that there is clear, calm and professional dialogue at all events.
About You
This is a support role within the company and we will look for the following attributes in our ideal candidate:

Perfect spoken and written (read) English.
Full driving license
Physical fitness
Good personal presentation (see your contract for guidelines on presentation)
Willing to learn new systems/skills
Adhering to our Health and Safety policies.
Personal commitment to quality
A strong work ethic and good time management.
Ability to follow instructions to their end.
experience of hospitality work

About Us
Party Ingredients is a longstanding London caterer with a reputation for fine food and drink, a 21st Century approach to sustainability, including paying a Living Wage to all employees, the ability to deliver to a consistently high standard and an eye for creative detail.
We are different from many of our competitors in that we run a largely in house operation – all food is made by us in our prep kitchens, from Petit fours, to ice creams to specialist breads; we manage our logistics in house and we have our own team of staff, rather than using agencies.  We are active in the private and corporate markets, as well as having a reputation for large scale, set piece formal events (State banquets and receptions etc). We are disciplined and hard working, flexible and profitable catering between 20 and 30 events each week.
We are accredited at many of London’s best events venues, we have a portfolio of contracted venues across the City, central and west London, and our sister company is at the forefront of the English wine renaissance.  We invest in the development of our team with in house and outsourced accreditations, stage placements and tailored training programs.
We have a hands on team of directors who cater on a daily basis with their teams – we are looking for a highly skilled, highly motivated practical and creative events professional to join our very successful operation.
Progression
PI are aggressive developers of our personnel – review, training and challenge are an integral to our way of working.  In time there is the potential for the role to progress to:

Front of house there are opportunities to progress to Assistant Catering Manager, Catering Manager and beyond, most of our senior team began in a similar role.
Back of house there is the opportunity to progress at warehouse level to Assistant Warehouse Manager, then to Warehouse Manager.
There are opportunities to develop into other areas of the business from Operations – Staffing and Sales both require a good understanding of the events and are possible progression routes from an operational role.

Salary
£23,000 To £27,000 (paid hourly at £10 per hour), for an average of 45-55 hrs per week, including weekends, over 5 days.  You should expect to work an average of 7 shifts per week – either 5 days and 2 evenings or 4 days and 3 evenings each week.  Bonus payable on completion of a fixed term contract, further contracts available if there is a clear progression route, work travel costs and meals provided when working.