
Join La Place Meerkerk as a part-time catering employee. Prepare fresh dishes, assist guests, and work in a dynamic team with flexible hours and great benefits.
This position offers a flexible schedule that easily combines with your studies, alongside practical benefits like a cheap daily lunch and a 13-period annual pay cycle.
- Employer
- Vermaat
- Location
- Not Specified, Utrecht, Utrecht
- Pay
- €14.99/hour
- Hours
- Part Time
- Language
- Dutch may be required
- Apply method
- Jobg8 external apply link
- Posted
- 11 Jul 2026
- Open until
- 14 Jul 2026
As a part-time Catering Staff member at La Place in Meerkerk, you will work at a cozy and busy location along the highway. You will help guests, prepare fresh products, and ensure a pleasant atmosphere together with the team. Are you looking for flexible catering work with variety? Apply now.
Your workplaceYou will work at La Place Meerkerk, located along the A27. We welcome guests in our meeting rooms, travelers, and guests from the adjacent hotel. The location is easily accessible by public transport: a ten-minute walk from Arkel station and two minutes from the Meerkerk A27 bus stop. There is also parking space for employees. At La Place Meerkerk, you can taste the familiar freshness of La Place: sandwiches, soups, salads, and smoothies, all prepared with pure ingredients. You will work in a cozy and committed team, a fine working environment where quality, teamwork, and development are central.
Your roleAs a catering employee at La Place Meerkerk, you are the face of the location. You prepare dishes and drinks and ensure everything looks neat. No day is the same: one day you make a salad or smoothie, the next day you help guests at the cash register or work in the dishwashing area. At La Place, you can try out different tasks, develop yourself, and contribute to the ultimate La Place experience that keeps guests coming back.
As a catering employee, you will:
- Prepare fresh dishes and drinks in the open kitchen;
- Enthusiastically tell guests about La Place products and ingredients;
- Alternate your tasks between the buffet, the cash register, and the dishwashing area;
- Ensure a clean, neat, and well-stocked workplace;
- Actively collaborate with colleagues and contribute to a welcoming atmosphere.
Your ingredientsWe are looking for a catering employee who enjoys contact with people and working with fresh products. You have an eye for detail, are eager to learn, and enjoy learning new things:
- You have an interest in catering or foodservice and, above all, plenty of enthusiasm. Experience is not required; at La Place, we are happy to teach you everything about the trade;
- You speak and understand Dutch well;
- You work neatly and hygienically and remain calm and focused, even when it is busy;
- You know that catering work can be physically demanding, but that does not deter you;
- You are flexibly deployable, including during evenings and weekends;
- You are eager to learn and open to new challenges.
Do your ingredients not fully match? At Vermaat, we welcome everyone and embrace our differences. If you experience a distance to the labor market for any reason, our Job Coaches would love to get in touch with you via our Social Return page.
What we offer
- A salary matching your position and experience (Catering CAO) and a good pension scheme;
- A time-for-time arrangement: take your overtime as time off or have it paid out;
- A travel allowance of €0.21 - €0.23 per km (10 to 40 km single journey) for a pleasant commute;
- 25 vacation days (based on 38 hours) and the option to buy extra days;
- Discounts on your health insurance via Zilveren Kruis or VGZ and other fun discounts;
- Enjoy a healthy and delicious lunch for an average of €1.50 per working day;
- Payout every 4 weeks, meaning you get paid 13 times a year;
- A friend bonus: refer someone and receive a bonus of €250;
- Working at La Place: flexibility in working hours, making work and private life easy to combine;
- Plenty of freedom and opportunities to build catering experience and grow;
- A living room feeling on location: together with your colleagues, you create a homely atmosphere!
The conceptLa Place stands for pure, fresh, and full of flavor. Everything here revolves around natural ingredients, artisanal preparation, and good service. Whether you want a nutritious breakfast, a fresh lunch, or a hot meal: at La Place, you will always find something homemade and delicious. From freshly squeezed juices and hot coffee specialties to richly filled sandwiches, colorful salads, and artisanal soups. Oven-fresh pizzas, surprising seasonal specials, homemade cakes, fresh snacks, and sweet treats complete the selection. And the best part? You can find La Place in places where you really need it: in bustling city centers, shopping malls, amusement parks, and along the highway. Wherever you are: La Place has it all.
Your application
- Apply: Just do it.
- Intake: Telephone introduction.
- Interview: A match? Get started!
- See you soon!
Your employerVermaat started in 1978 as a delicatessen. It has now grown into the specialist in tailor-made catering and is one of the largest catering employers in the Netherlands with over 500 locations across the country. Our catering is almost always under someone else's roof: within various companies, at airports, in museums, hospitals, zoos, and much more.