Kitchen Assistant

Old Beams; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Shift flexibility

Weekly pay

Bank holiday uplift

Family-friendly policies

Gratuities share

Meal discounts

GROW Programme

Apprenticeships

Job summary

McMullen & Sons Ltd. is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support a busy kitchen in a long-established, family-run business. You will help with set-up and service, ensuring cleanliness and efficiency while learning through our training and development programs.

You will join a team that values people as family, offering competitive pay, weekly wages, and opportunities to progress through McMullen’s GROW Programme, with industry-relevant apprenticeships available and great staff discounts.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team in a busy kitchen environment.
• Willingness to learn and take direction from Chefs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in setting up and closing down the kitchen ready for service or the next trading session.
• Keep the kitchen and all equipment clean, tidy and hygienic at all times.
• Ensure that the kitchen does not run out of clean crockery and cutlery during service.
• Be a team player, helping and assisting the Chefs when required.

Skills

Team player

Flexibility

Customer service

Communication

Job description

If your ambition is to build a career in a long established, successful family run business, where guests come first and quality is paramount, come and join us as a Kitchen Assistant. We’re independent, so believe in investing in the future and we love home-grown talent. We treat all our people like part of the family – you’ll be respected, trained, coached and encouraged to grow in confidence, to achieve more than you thought you were capable of.

Kitchen Assistant

So, if you’re as passionate as we are about fresh food and would enjoy helping to create a seriously relaxed country dining experience, with full table service, a classic British menu and daily specials, then you could be our next Kitchen Assistant at Destination Inns, an important part of the McMullen Family. We can offer you…

• A competitive salary
• An achievable bonus scheme
• Shift flexibility
• Weekly pay
• Enhanced rate of pay for working on key Bank Holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• A share of gratuities
• 60% discounted meals when you are working
• 25% discount on food and 20% off drinks for you and your friends on your day off
• Fantastic training and career development through McMullen’s GROW Programme if you wish to progress
• A step into a progressive Company who treat people as a name, not a number
• Full chef uniform
• We also offer industry-relevant Apprenticeships if you would like to develop your skills further, so you can earn while you learn

Key Responsibilities of a Kitchen Assistant

• Assist in setting up and closing down the kitchen ready for service or the next trading session
• Keep the kitchen and all equipment clean, tidy and hygienic at all times
• Ensure that the kitchen does not run out of clean crockery and cutlery during service
• Be a team player, helping and assisting the Chefs when required

Under 18 £8.95

18-20 £10.90

21+ £12.76