Catering Assistant/Cook

Your Recruiters; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Your Recruiters Limited is recruiting for a Catering Assistant / Cook in Loughborough. This permanent role offers regular daytime hours (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-4:00pm) with no evenings or weekends and Christmas off.

The role focuses on preparing and cooking breakfasts, lunches and snacks in a friendly, supportive kitchen. No formal chef qualification is required; hands-on cooking or food preparation experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Previous hands-on cooking or food preparation experience.
• A Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate would be useful, but it's not essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and cooking breakfasts, lunches, hot meals and snacks.
• Helping with the preparation of fresh ingredients and daily menus.
• Supporting the kitchen team during busy service periods.
• Serving food and assisting customers when required.
• Making sure food is prepared and presented to a good standard.
• Keeping the kitchen clean, tidy and organised.
• Following food hygiene, safety and allergen procedures.
• Helping out wherever needed to keep the catering operation running smoothly.

Skills

Cooking

Food preparation

Teamwork

Reliability

Job description

Catering Assistant / Cook

Location: Loughborough

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30am-4:00pm

Contract: Permanent

Love working with food but fed up with evenings, weekends and unsociable hours?

We're recruiting for a Catering Assistant / Cook to join a friendly and welcoming workplace catering team in Loughborough.

This is a lovely opportunity for someone who enjoys preparing and cooking food but would prefer a better work-life balance. You'll be working in a pleasant, supportive environment with regular daytime hours, no evenings, no weekends and Christmas off!

You don't need to be a qualified chef. We're simply looking for someone who has some previous experience working with food, enjoys cooking and is happy to get stuck in with all aspects of a busy kitchen.

Whether you're currently working in a café, pub, restaurant, school kitchen or another catering environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

• Preparing and cooking breakfasts, lunches, hot meals and snacks
• Helping with the preparation of fresh ingredients and daily menus
• Supporting the kitchen team during busy service periods
• Serving food and assisting customers when required
• Making sure food is prepared and presented to a good standard
• Keeping the kitchen clean, tidy and organised
• Following food hygiene, safety and allergen procedures
• Helping out wherever needed to keep the catering operation running smoothly

What are we looking for?

We're not looking for a qualified chef or someone with years of experience, but some previous hands‑on cooking or food preparation experience would be ideal.

You'll need to be:

• Comfortable preparing and cooking simple meals
• Happy working as part of a small, friendly team
• Reliable, hardworking and willing to get involved
• Someone who takes pride in preparing good-quality food
• Able to work in a busy kitchen environment
• Friendly, approachable and happy to help with food service
• Aware of basic food hygiene and kitchen safety procedures

A Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate would be useful, but it's not essential.

What's on offer?

• £12.71 per hour
• Monday to Friday, 9:30am-4:00pm
• No evenings or weekends!
• Christmas off
• Permanent employment
• Friendly and supportive working environment
• A pleasant workplace with a great team
• Training and development opportunities
• A much better work-life balance than many traditional hospitality roles

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a one-stage interview with the hiring team.

Your Recruiters Limited is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Every applicant will receive a response, with detailed feedback provided to candidates who attend an interview but are not successful.