Event Crew - Street Food Catering Assistant
Love great food, festivals and working somewhere a little different?
Join Our Growing Street Food Event Crew!
Job type: Part-time, zero-hours contract
Pay: Up to £13.00 per hour, plus tips
Schedule: Varied and flexible ; daytime, evening, weekend, and extended event shifts
Driving licence: Preferred but not essential
Work location: On the road, with Lincoln as the main recruitment location
We’re recruiting part-time Event Crew Members to work on our street food trucks at festivals, markets, private functions and major events across Lincolnshire and the wider UK.
This is a varied, hands-on hospitality role where no two events are quite the same. Whether you already have experience in catering, hospitality, festivals, food trucks, retail or customer service - or you’re looking for your first opportunity - we’d love to hear from you.
What’s In It for You?
- Pay of up to £13.00 per hour, plus tips
- Flexible work to fit around studies, another job or other commitments
- Free street food or a staff meal while working
- Full role and food-handling training
- Access to relevant industry-recognised food safety training
- Opportunities to work at exciting festivals, markets and UK events
- Opportunities to camp at selected multi-day events
- Potential downtime to explore and enjoy selected events where schedules allow
- A friendly, inclusive and supportive team
- Regular work across our year-round event calendar
- Opportunities to progress into experienced crew, supervisory or Shift Leader positions
- The chance to work across three growing brands and be part of an exciting new launch
About Us
We are a growing independent street food company currently operating two distinctive brands, with an exciting third concept launching in the coming months.
Oh La La is known for indulgent loaded fries, while Boujee Browns specialises in creative loaded hash browns. Across our brands, we bring brilliant food, friendly service and great energy to events of all sizes.
This is a great opportunity to join us during an exciting period of growth, work across the wider business and help bring our newest street food concept to life.
See what we’re all about on Instagram at @ohlala_fries and @boujee_browns.
What You’ll Be Doing
Depending on the event and your allocated station, you may be:
- Welcoming customers and providing friendly, efficient service
- Taking orders and processing card or cash payments
- Preparing, cooking, assembling and serving street food
- Working across front of house, the till, food preparation, fryers and service pass
- Maintaining food quality, presentation and portion control
- Replenishing ingredients, packaging and service supplies
- Following food hygiene, allergen, health and safety procedures
- Keeping the food truck and customer areas clean and organised
- Supporting event set-up, equipment loading and pack-down
- Communicating with the team during busy service periods
- Representing our brands positively and professionally
We’re Looking For People Who Are
- Friendly, polite and confident with customers
- Reliable, punctual and committed to accepted shifts
- Positive, proactive and willing to get stuck in
- Comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced environment
- Able to follow instructions and work well as part of a team
- Available for flexible weekend, evening and seasonal work
- Comfortable with physical work and standing for extended periods
- Interested in food, hospitality, festivals and live events
Experience in street food, event catering, restaurants, kitchens, bars, festivals, retail or customer service is helpful but not essential. Full training will be provided to the right candidates.
Travel and Event Life
Lincoln is our main recruitment location. We welcome applications from Lincoln and surrounding areas, including Gainsborough, Market Rasen, Louth, Horncastle, Sleaford, Newark, Grantham and the wider Lincolnshire and East Midlands region.
You must be able to travel to agreed meeting points or directly to event locations. A driving licence and access to your own transport are helpful but not essential for every shift, as car-sharing or transport from an agreed meeting point may sometimes be available.
Selected multi-day events may include staff camping and shared festival facilities. These events can offer a fully immersive experience, with potential downtime to enjoy the event where working schedules and operational requirements allow.
Street food and festival work is fun, but it can also involve long shifts, changing weather, standing for extended periods, lifting, cleaning and equipment pack-down. You’ll need to remain positive, professional and focused during busy services.
Pay
Pay is up to £13.00 per hour, depending on age, experience and shift responsibilities, plus tips where applicable.
All team members will receive at least the statutory National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage applicable to their age. Rates will be reviewed in line with statutory changes.
How to Apply
Please apply through Indeed with your CV and a short note including:
- Why you would like to join our Street Food Event Crew
- Any relevant experience
- Your general weekend and evening availability
- Your area and postcode
- Whether you have a driving licence and access to transport
- Whether you would be comfortable camping at selected events
No previous food truck or event catering experience is required. If you’re reliable, enthusiastic, great with people and ready to get stuck in, this could be the role for you!
Pay: Up to £13.00 per hour
Licence/Certification:
- UK Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
