Kitchen Assistant

Thomas Franks Ltd; Taunton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet discounts

Volunteer leave

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work

Recommend a friend bonus

Training & development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company events

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd, a founder-led fresh food catering business, is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join our fast-paced kitchen. You will prepare food for service using fresh ingredients, cook from scratch, and follow our brand standards while maintaining high hygiene and allergen controls.

You should have a genuine interest in food, excellent customer service, and be an organised team player with attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in food and excellent customer service.
• All‑round team player with a proactive approach.
• Innovation and passion for great food.
• Organised with attention to detail in a busy kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to provide food and great service.
• Produce food for service using fresh ingredients and from-scratch cooking.
• Ensure food hygiene and health and safety policies are followed.
• Adhere to brand standards and monitor wastage.

Skills

Food interest

Customer service

Team player

Attention to detail

Job description

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

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

Knowledge / competencies:

• 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

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

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• 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.