Cook

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Colden Common; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension at 5%

33 days annual leave inc. Bank Holiday

Job summary

Marwell Wildlife is seeking three Cooks to join our Food & Beverage Team, delivering high-quality food across our outlets and events. You will work 35 hours per week over five days, preparing and cooking for the main restaurant, keeper’s kitchen, catering outlets and special events.

Experience in a commercial catering environment and a Food Hygiene Level 2 (or equivalent) is essential, along with understanding of food production methods and health & safety practices.

Qualifications

• Food hygiene level 2 (or equivalent)
• Experience in short order, fast paced, commercial catering environment
• Understanding of food production methods and health and safety best practices
• Ability to maintain policies and procedures
• Full clean UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food for daily sales across outlets
• Maintain high hygiene standards in line with the Food Safety Act
• Stock control including ordering and deliveries
• Ensure safe and presentable food and equipment
• Deliver excellent guest service and uphold brand standards

Skills

Food hygiene level 2

Flexibility

Commercial catering experience

Food safety knowledge

COSHH & risk assessments

Driving licence (UK)

Job description

Cook

Join our Food & Beverage Team and play an important role in delivering high-quality food across our organisation.

We are looking for three Cooks to join our team, working 35 hours per week over 5 days.

As a Cook, you’ll play an important role in creating delicious food in Café Graze, Keepers Kitchen, catering outlets and special events. You’ll be responsible for the preparation and cooking of food, helping us deliver a consistently high-quality experience for our guests and teams across our organisation.

We are looking for someone who has experience preparing food in a commercial catering environment, holds a Food Hygiene level 2 (or equivalent) or above, as well as an understanding of food production methods and health and safety best practices.

Salary £25,079.60 per annum

Closing date: 18th September 2026

Interview date: 23rd or 24th September 2026

Cook

Role Profile

• Job Title: Cook
• Salary: £25,079.60 per annum
• Benefits: Pension at 5%, 33 days annual leave inc. Bank Holidays (Pro-Rata)
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Location: Marwell Wildlife
• Reports to: Food & Beverage Manager

Key Internal Contacts

• Food & Beverage Team
• Events Team
• Park Operations Team
• Health & Safety

Key External Contacts

• Product and service contractors/suppliers
• Zoo guests to ensure maximum value and service during visits

Role Purpose and Role Dimensions:

Support and learn the provision of our food and beverage offer to our guests, ensuring consistent standards, preparation and presentation, as well as continuing improvement with our offer.

Financial Dimensions

Supporting the achievement of forecast and budgeted income targets and controlling costs and expenditure against budgeted targets and programmes

• To minimise wastage, adhering to our environmental policy

The Role

Preparation and cooking of food for daily sales within our main restaurant, keeper’s kitchen, catering outlets and events.

• To always maintain and manage the required high operational and personal standard of hygiene and presentation in compliance with the Food Safety Act
• Be passionate about food and take pride in its presentation with an eye for detail and an exceptional drive for quality.
• Ensure that assured safe catering principals regarding food safety and health and safety are always followed and documented encompassing both Marwell Wildlife’s own policies and legal requirements of the Food Safety Act
• To ensure stock control including ordering, accepting deliveries, stock rotation and ensuring Marwell Wildlife’s standards and recipe specifications are met and always maintained.
• To ensure food preparation areas are always clean and tidy.
• To ensure all equipment is safe and clean before and after use.
• To ensure that Marwell Wildlife’s environmental policies are followed.
• To maintain a professional appearance while at work adhering to correct uniform and grooming guidelines
• To be aware of the aims and objectives of Marwell Wildlife.
• To deliver exceptional guest service.
• Identify with and contribute to Marwell Wildlife Brand Values, mission, and charitable objectives.
• Adhere to health and safety policy and procedures, identify hazards, and undertake appropriate risk assessments as required

The Candidate

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Food hygiene level 2 (or equivalent) or above
• Flexibility and an enthusiastic approach to work and new challenges with a can-do attitude
• Experience of working in a short order, fast paced, commercial catering environment.
• An understanding of food production methods, food safety, COSHH, risk assessments, health, and safety best practices with the ability to maintain policies and procedures
• Full clean driving licence valid for the UK

Attributes

Excellent verbal communication and active listening skills to express views clearly and succinctly with the enthusiasm to lead, motivate and collaborate with both the kitchen and the front of house team to provide a seamless service delivery to our guests.

The ability to follow instruction with an emphasis on being a team player with an aptitude for getting the most out of the people you work with

Great customer service skills with a focus on exceeding guest's expectations and needs as the first requirement.

Be able to use resources effectively and efficiently and multitask to accomplish goals in a timely manner

Competency in numeracy and written skills.