Kitchen Assistant

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd. in Fareham (Titchfield site) is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for a busy, high-standard kitchen. You will work 38 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 10am–7pm and Friday 11am–3pm, term-time x42 weeks, with free parking and on-site meals.

Prior experience in a fast-paced kitchen and a passion for fresh ingredients are essential. We value strong team players who can assist chefs with prep, follow brand standards, and maintain high hygiene and allergen control.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen as a Kitchen Assistant.
• Ability to work with fresh seasonal ingredients and follow brand standards.
• Excellent team player with good communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team and provide food and service of a high standard.
• Prepare food from scratch using fresh ingredients and adhere to brand standards.
• Manage wastage and ensure food hygiene and safety policies are followed.
• Assist Chefs with food prep as required.

Skills

Kitchen teamwork

Fresh ingredients

Food preparation

Customer service

Attention to detail

English written

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 20748.00
Hours: 38 per week

An independent, coeducational, day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 years to 13 years situated in Fareham. We cater for about 250 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch and Supper. We have about 25 boarders at this location. This location operates Monday to Friday and has an additional benefit of free parking.

Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm 38 hours per week Term time x42 Weeks

Friday 11am-3pm

We are looking for a talented Kitchen Assistant to join our team at one of our fabulous locations in Titchfield.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen as a Kitchen Assistant.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key responsibilities:

• To work well in a team, providing food and a great service
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage
• Great team player
• Be able to help the Chefs with some food prep

You will have the following skills:

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Kitchen Assistant with attention to detail
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind‑over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under‑represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.