Food Coordinator and Coach
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Position Overview & Specifications
At the John Lewis Partnership we pride ourselves in providing excellent customer service. We'll rely on you to arm our catering Partners with the key skills they need to provide our customers with a great hospitality experience.
You'll do this by enhancing knowledge, inventing ways of delivering training and passing on your expertise of food preparation.
As a Food Coordinator and Coach you will deliver a market leading customer experience whilst achieving sales, wastage and customer service targets. To assure the end to end ordering process and to support the Section Managers in ensuring that relevant food safety compliance and administrative requirements are achieved.
Job Requirements:
You'll be passionate about service and food, showing desire and drive to continue to learn and develop, in order to better support your team.
Alongside coaching your Partners you'll support your Section Manager by being involved in administrative duties including ordering and ensuring that relevant food safety compliance has been adhered to.
Required essential experience skills and qualifications:
- Food Safety Level 1 (Must complete within the first week).
- Food Safety Level 2 (Must complete within 3 months).
- Previous employment in a catering environment.
- Previous kitchen experience.
- Previous training / coaching experience.
Desirable experience skills and qualifications:
- Food Safety Level 3.
- Customer facing selling or service environment.
- Administration.
- Computer literate.
Additional Information:
As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package, including staff discount, subsidised food in Partner dining rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more.
Please consider the following when making your application:
- This role is subject to the following pre-employment screening: 2 year reference check.
- We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.
- Print off the job description now if you require it.
- Ensure you have an up-to-date CV.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General Merchandise & Superstores
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Food Coordinator and Coach roles across John Lewis's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General Merchandise & Superstores.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £24,800 - £27,900 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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