KFC Cook

Welcome Break; Gretna; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£1 meals per shift

Free tea and coffee on shift

50% off onsite brands

MyWB discounts & rewards

Wellbeing Centre & EAP

Inclusion Networks

Annual incentive schemes

Long Service awards

Structured development plans

Apprenticeship programmes

Holiday allowance

Workplace pension

Free onsite parking

Uniform provided

Job summary

Welcome Break is hiring a KFC Cook in Gretna. You will be at the heart of the kitchen, preparing and cooking KFC chicken to quality standards and food safety rules. You’ll help keep the kitchen clean and organized, working with your team to serve fresh food quickly during busy shifts.

This role offers an immediate start and a flexible full-time pattern. You’ll join a supportive team and take pride in delivering high-quality meals to customers, with onsite perks and staff benefits provided by

Qualifications

• Practical hands-on kitchen work.
• Adherence to food safety and hygiene standards.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen while staying organised.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, hand-bread and cook chicken in line with KFC recipes and quality standards
• Follow food safety, hygiene and health & safety procedures throughout your shift
• Complete food preparation, cleaning and stock tasks to keep the kitchen ready for service
• Communicate with your team and work efficiently to deliver fresh, high-quality food on time

Skills

Hands-on kitchen

Food safety

Teamwork

Organised

Job description

KFC Cook

Welcome Break, KFC, Gretna Green, DG16 5HQ.

Immediate start available | Flexible full-time

Earn up to £13.35 per hour, plus £1 meals on every shift

As a KFC Cook at Welcome Break, you’ll be at the heart of the kitchen, preparing and cooking KFC’s famous chicken to the right quality and food safety standards. You’ll help keep the kitchen clean, organised and running smoothly, working closely with your team to serve fresh food quickly during busy shifts.

Role

This role could be a great fit if you:

• Enjoy practical, hands-on work and take pride in preparing great food
• Can stay focused and organised in a fast-paced kitchen
• Care about cleanliness, food safety and getting every order right
• Like working as part of a supportive team and are happy to learn new skills

What You’ll Do

• Prepare, hand-bread and cook chicken in line with KFC recipes and quality standards
• Follow food safety, hygiene and health & safety procedures throughout your shift
• Complete food preparation, cleaning and stock tasks to keep the kitchen ready for service
• Communicate with your team and work efficiently to deliver fresh, high-quality food on time

What you’ll get as a KFC Cook at Welcome Break:

• Enjoy £1 meals every shift – that’s a week of work lunches for just £5 if you’re full time!
• Free tea, filter coffee and fizzy drinks whilst on shift
• Flexible working patterns that suit your lifestyle with immediate start
• 50% off onsite brands (including big brands like KFC, Burger King, Starbucks & Taco Bell) this will extend to your family and friends when you visit with them!
• MyWB discounts & reward portal, savings, cycle to work, cashback on thousands of retailers like Tesco, JD Sports and TUI!
• My Wellbeing Centre & Employee Assistance Programme to support you
• Inclusion Networks, making sure everybody’s included and recognised
• Annual incentive schemes to reward great performance
• Long Service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Clear and (award-winning!) e-learning and structured development plans from Team Member to Supervisor
• Apprenticeship programmes where you can learn and earn at the same time
• Holiday allowance that grows as your career grows with us
• Workplace pension scheme with employer contributions to help you save for the future
• Free onsite parking across all Welcome Break locations
• Uniform provided – of course!

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well as hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.