Key Info

Vacancy Type: Apprenticeship
Vacancy Reference No.: 2000056600
Job Category: Catering and hospitality
Training Provider: LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
Salary: See vacancy details — £9,350 a year
Address: Brewery Square, 2 Dray Horse Yard, DT1 1QR

Apprentice Nandoca

Nando's - Dorchester
Brewery Square, 2 Dray Horse Yard
DT1 1QR
CLOSING DATE: October 30, 2026

A nanwhatnow? A Nandoca! That’s what we call those in our restaurant family. Our passionate team players, putting their heart, soul, and magical powers into serving up amazing food and drink, catering unforgettable customer experiences. Brimming with passion and personality, as a Nandoca, I put all I have into everything I do in order to create unforgettable customer moments and feelings.

As an Apprentice Nandoca (aka Team Member) at Nando’s, you will be working towards a Food and Beverage Team Member apprenticeship over the duration of 15 months, learning and growing in your role. We’ll give you training and development, support, coaching and help you build your own unique learning plan.

We believe growth is about more than just helping you to perform in your job, it’s about becoming a better person inside and outside of work.

You will make our customers feel valued as part of our family by creating a fun environment or them to enjoy. It’s up to us to make sure our customers leave feeling happy, having had a really positive experience.

Your roles and responsibilities will include;

Front of house:

  • Giving a warm welcome to our customers and make them feel at home
  • Serve customers efficiently at the till – understanding their needs
  • Serve amazing food to Nando’s high standards that make customers feel ‘Fired up’, ‘Wowed by the Experience’ and ‘Hooked for the Next Taste’
  • Bring amazing food and drink to the table and make sure our customers have everything they need
  • Manage takeaway customer experience
  • Set up, maintain, hand over and close down a clean, safe, and fully operational workstation
  • Handle deep cleaning to Nando’s high standards
  • Follow all fire safety, health and safety, food hygiene and restaurant security measures

Back of house:

  • Prepare, cook, and serve amazing food to Nando’s high standards and make customers feel ‘Fired Up’, ‘Wowed by the Experience’ and ‘Hooked for the Next Taste’
  • Set up, maintain, hand over and close down and clean, safe, and fully operational workstation
  • Handle deep cleaning to Nando’s high standards
  • Follow all fire safety, health and safety, food hygiene and restaurant security measures

As well as fantastic training and development, we really care about looking after our Nandocas by offering a great range of benefits, which include:

  • Free meal on every shift you work
  • Flexible shifts
  • Access to a great discount platform
  • Discount on Nando’s for you and your friends and family (40% everyday)
  • Internal development programmes to support your career development
  • Regular regional parties and events
  • Refer a friend incentive scheme