Branch Cook & Supermarket Assistant (Part‑Time, Flexible)

John Lewis; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

John Lewis in Dorchester is hiring a Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook to support the back-of-house kitchen and part-time shifts. You’ll prepare hot and cold foods for Partners during breaks and assist on the shop floor as needed.

Roles include handling online orders, maintaining hygiene standards, and stock replenishment. A night premium of £3.75 per hour applies from 22:00–06:00. Flexible, customer-focused, with a passion for quality food.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a cook in a catering or hospitality environment.
• Passionate about food and serving a varied, nutritious menu.
• Customer focussed with the ability to engage partners with the food on offer.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness, driving sales within the partner dining room, whilst also controlling costs and wastage.

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. Helping to protect our profits.
• Adhering to high food hygiene standards.
• Stock replenishment - ensuring our shelves remain as full as possible and products are in the right place at the right time for our customers.
• Fulfilling online customer orders ready for our drivers to deliver their shopping direct to their doors.
• Reducing wastage by following product due diligence and markdowns to those reaching their sell by dates.
• Working with the wider shop team to support when needed including checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders, fulfilling on-demand customer orders and more.
• Maintain a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks.

Skills

Cook experience

Food service

Customer focus

Commercial awareness

Flexibility

Education

City & Guilds 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent

Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2

Job description

John Lewis in Dorchester is hiring a Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook to support the back-of-house kitchen and part-time shifts. You’ll prepare hot and cold foods for Partners during breaks and assist on the shop floor as needed.

Roles include handling online orders, maintaining hygiene standards, and stock replenishment. A night premium of £3.75 per hour applies from 22:00–06:00. Flexible, customer-focused, with a passion for quality food.