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LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Tarlscough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave (up to 38 after 5

Free entry to all wetland centres for你

Free car parking

Cycle to work scheme

Contributory pension

Life Assurance (3x salary)

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff discount and memberships

Job summary

Martin Mere is seeking a kitchen-focused role within a busy café at a world-renowned wetland visitor attraction. The position involves five days a week with weekend work; autumn/winter hours are around 22.5 per week, rising to 25 hours in spring/summer, with potential for extra hours.

You will produce high-quality food, support the front-of-house team, and help deliver an exceptional visitor experience while adhering to food hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a food hygiene certificate Level 2 and a catering qualification or suitable experience.
• Experience in a high-volume catering environment is essential.
• Reliable, proactive and able to work as part of an effective team.

Responsibilities

• Work in the kitchen to produce high standard food for the Café and minimize waste.
• Creatively prepare food and demonstrate seasonal produce innovation.
• Follow health and safety/food hygiene guidance at all times.
• Lead in the Kitchen Manager's absence, including stock ordering and delivery of final products.
• Support front of house by welcoming visitors, taking orders, making hot drinks, serving the menu and clearing tables.
• Contribute to an exceptional visitor experience.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Reliability

Education

Food hygiene certificate Level 2

Catering qualification or suitable experience

Job description

Martin Mere

You will not only be working in a beautiful natural setting but be part of the exceptional visitor experience at this busy visitor attraction.

This role covers 5 days a week and will include weekend work. In autumn/winter the hours are 22.5 per week and in the spring/summer this will increase to 25 hours a week.

There is also chance to work additional hours.

• Working within the kitchen team to produce a high standard of food for the Café on a daily basis ensuring minimum food wastage and meeting targets at all times.
• creatively preparing food and demonstrating innovation with seasonal produce
• following health and safety/food hygiene guidance and safe working practices relating to the catering department at all times
• performing some of the duties of the Kitchen Manager in their absence by taking full responsibility for the food produced for the Café when leading service, including ordering stock, preparation and delivery of final product.

In addition you would also be required to support the front of house team when appropriate:

• giving a warm welcome to every visitor to the café, demonstrating exceptional standards of customer service
• taking orders, making hot drinks as well as serving our seasonal menu and clearing table

Above all you will be contributing to an exceptional visitor experience.

Candidates should have a food hygiene certificate Level 2 as well as an industry recognised catering qualification or suitable experience.

Previous catering experience within a high volume food establishment is required along with practical experience in all areas of a kitchen, knowledge of ordering and stock takes and experience of being the lead person in a catering environment.

You’ll be reliable, proactive and enjoy working as part of an effective and friendly team.

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.