Driver and Kitchen Assistant

Fooditude; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Christmas time off

Birthday & volunteering day off

Employee discount platform

Free lunches on shift

Company pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Living Wage employer

Job summary

Fooditude in London is seeking a Driver & Kitchen Assistant to join our Central Production Kitchen team. You will load deliveries, check orders, and deliver to client sites across Central London, acting as the liaison between the kitchen and onsite teams.

The role combines driving with hands-on kitchen support, including unloading, cleaning temperature control boxes, and ensuring on-time, high-quality service for our clients.

Qualifications

• A full, clean manual UK driving licence.
• Excellent driving skills and good knowledge of Central London routes.
• Reliable, organised, and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable with physical work, including regular lifting and moving of deliveries.
• Positive, can-do attitude and willingness to support the wider kitchen team.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.
• Someone who enjoys being part of a team and delivering great service.

Responsibilities

• Load food and equipment for deliveries.
• Check deliveries before departure.
• Deliver orders to client sites across Central London.
• Act as the link between the production kitchen and onsite Fooditude teams.
• Assist with unloading and cleaning temperature control boxes for the next day.
• Ensure on-time, accurate deliveries and high-quality service.

Skills

Driving

Time management

Team player

Physical stamina

Attention to detail

Job description

Driver & Kitchen Assistant

Mon-Fri, 40 hours p/week, 7am to 3.30pm

Salary: £31,500 per annum (£15.14 p/h)

Fooditude is a vibrant, growing business passionate about delivering exceptional food and hospitality experiences to some of London's most exciting workplaces. We're looking for a Driver & Kitchen Assistant to join our team at our Central Production Kitchen, working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm.

This is a hands-on role that plays a vital part in ensuring our freshly prepared premium food reaches clients safely, accurately, and on time. You'll be responsible for loading food and equipment, checking deliveries before departure, and delivering orders to client sites across Central London. As the link between our production kitchen and onsite Fooditude teams, you'll build strong working relationships and help ensure service runs smoothly every day.

Alongside your driving responsibilities, you'll also support the emptying and cleaning of our temperature control boxes, and get them ready for the next day's service. We're looking for someone who is organised, reliable, and takes pride in getting the details right, because when our deliveries arrive on time and in perfect condition, our teams can deliver the exceptional Fooditude experience our clients know and love.

What we're looking for:

• A full, clean manual UK driving licence
• Excellent driving skills and good knowledge of Central London routes
• Reliable, organised, and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable carrying out physical work, including regular lifting and moving of deliveries
• A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to support the wider kitchen team
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail
• Someone who enjoys being part of a team and delivering great service

We're offering our Driver & Kitchen Assistant:

• 28 days holiday each year including bank holidays
• Time off at Christmas each year
• Birthday day-off and volunteering day off each year
• Employee discount platform -save on travel, gym memberships, refurbished tech, shopping and more
• Delicious, fresh, free lunches whilst on shift
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme offering range of support including life coaching, counselling and more
• Accredited Living Wage employer

By applying for this position, you are consenting for Fooditude to receive your personal data for the purposes of the job application only. Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications received, we are only able to contact short listed candidates. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 days your application has been unsuccessful and under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) your details will be deleted from our records.

Fooditude's mission is to make people happy no matter what the working day brings. Not just for our clients, but for our own colleagues too. We believe a diverse mix of minds creates an innovative space. We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities. We select candidates based on skill, knowledge, qualifications and experience.