Food Production Assistant flexible days

Cook Trading Limited; Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering frozen food company as a Food Production Assistant in Sittingbourne. Be part of a friendly team committed to crafting remarkable, handmade meals with care and precision. This role offers flexible shifts and excellent benefits, including free lunches and paid leave for special occasions. As a B-Corp-certified business, we value sustainability and community, ensuring everyone feels welcome and belongs at COOK. If you're passionate about food and teamwork, this is the perfect opportunity to grow with us!

Benefits

Free cooked-from-fresh lunch

Free parking

Paid leave on special occasions

Staff profit share

Discounts and free food perks

Team meals and events

B-Corp certified business benefits

Qualifications

• Great attention to detail is essential.
• Previous experience in detail-oriented roles is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Dish up meals with care and precision, maintaining presentation standards.
• Work efficiently with your team to meet targets.
• Follow Food Safety and Health & Safety procedures.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Job description

Posted 07 April 2025 | Salary: £12.60 PER HOUR | Location: Sittingbourne | Job Type: Casual | Discipline: Kitchen | Reference: 011687

Join the COOK Family as a Food Production Assistant

Location: COOK Pastry and Pies Kitchen, Sittingbourne

Pay and Shifts Available:

• Night shift: 10pm - 6am at £13.60 per hour
• Flexible working days to fit around you (minimum 4 days a week)

Be part of a friendly, passionate team making remarkable, handmade food! Your attention to detail will ensure every meal is prepared with care and consistency, providing customers with an exceptional experience every time.

Main Responsibilities

1. Dish up meals with care and precision, maintaining presentation standards.
2. Work efficiently with your team to meet targets.
3. Follow Food Safety and Health & Safety procedures to keep the kitchen safe.
4. Create a workplace where everyone belongs.

Good to Have

• Great attention to detail is essential.
• Previous experience in detail-oriented roles is a plus, but not required.

Excellent Benefits Including

• Free cooked-from-fresh lunch for all employees
• Free parking
• Paid leave on your birthdays, when moving house, becoming a grandparent, or your child starts school for the first time
• Staff profit share
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks
• Team meals, events & away days
• Being part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and community

And many more benefits.

About the Location

Based in Sittingbourne at our COOK Pies & Pastry Kitchen.

About COOK

COOK is a pioneering frozen food company, established in 1997. We make remarkable food for your freezer, prepared by hand at our kitchens in Kent (savoury) and Somerset (puddings), using the same ingredients and techniques you would at home. Our food looks and tastes homemade, maybe even better.

We’re market leaders with over 90 shops and a rapidly growing online business.

As a family-owned business, we do things the right way, not the fast way. We believe in business as a force for good and are certified as one of the UK’s first B Corporations, measuring our impact on the environment, our people, and our community.

We share 5% of our annual profits with staff.

Our vision is that everyone is welcome and belongs at COOK. We value different roles, abilities, and personalities, and believe collaboration can achieve remarkable things. If you want to grow with COOK, please apply.