Branch Cook & Shop Floor Pro - Flexible Hours

John Lewis Partnership; Bishop's Stortford; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership is hiring a Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook for our partner dining room in Bishop's Stortford. You will help run the back-of-house kitchen, prepare hot and cold dishes, and support shop-floor duties to deliver excellent service to Partners.

Varied full-time hours (37.5 per week) across seven days, including early starts and weekends. We value food quality, hygiene, teamwork and flexibility as we help Partners enjoy their breaks.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a cook in a catering or hospitality environment.
• Passionate about food and serving a varied and nutritious menu.
• Customer focussed with the ability to engage partners with the food on offer.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness, driving sales while controlling costs and wastage.
• Flexible and adaptable to work between kitchen and shop floor as required.

Responsibilities

• The smooth running of the overall kitchen with support and direction from the management team.
• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe kitchen environment.
• Ensuring portion control, preparation, storage methods and due diligence to avoid food wastage.
• Adhering to high food hygiene standards.
• When not in the kitchen, support with shop-floor tasks including stock replenishment and fulfilling online orders.

Skills

Cook experience

Customer service

Food safety

Flexible working

Stock management

Education

City & Guilds 7061 and 2

NVQ equivalent

Job description

John Lewis Partnership is hiring a Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook for our partner dining room in Bishop's Stortford. You will help run the back-of-house kitchen, prepare hot and cold dishes, and support shop-floor duties to deliver excellent service to Partners.

Varied full-time hours (37.5 per week) across seven days, including early starts and weekends. We value food quality, hygiene, teamwork and flexibility as we help Partners enjoy their breaks.