Kitchen Assistant - Boot & Shoe

JW Lees; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash tips

Profit share

Food discounts

Hotel stays

Wellbeing support

Development programmes

Culinary apprenticeships

Maternity policy

Paternity policy

Discounts

Job summary

JW Lees is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to join the team at our pubs, inns and hotels across the North West. You will help keep the kitchen clean during and after service, assist with basic prep, and ensure health and safety standards are met.

Growth opportunities include internal and external development programmes and culinary apprenticeships. We offer competitive pay with tips, annual profit share, staff discounts on food and drinks, and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen environments is beneficial.
• Willingness to learn and develop culinary skills.
• Y ou will work as part of a team to maintain standards.

Responsibilities

• Keep the kitchen running efficiently and spotlessly clean during and after service.
• Clean utensils and dishes, and assist with general kitchen duties.
• Adhere to health & safety guidelines to help achieve top ratings.
• Be eager to learn new skills and progress within the role.
• Support the team to contribute to overall success.

Skills

Cleaning

Food prep

Health & safety

Teamwork

Learning mindset

Job description

Kitchen Assistant Vacancy

We arelooking forKitchen Assistant to join ourfabulous team.

What we offer our Kitchen Assistants:

• Competitive pay plus cash tips and tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank)
• Annual profit share bonus, ensuring you share in the success of the company
• Well equipped kitchen with maintained kit plus good quality produce
• 30% discount on food and drink across our pubs, inns and hotels for you and friends and family
• 50% off food when on shift
• Discounted stays in our hotels and inns
• 24 hour confidential wellbeing support, plus counselling provided by the Licenced Trade Charity
• Great opportunities to grow in your role and progress your career with our internal and external development programmes and culinary apprenticeships
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
• Access to JW BenefitHub, giving you access to a huge range of high street and online discounts

What a Kitchen Assistant does at JW Lees:

• You’ll play a main part in keeping the kitchen running efficiently and spotlessly clean during and after service
• You'll be responsible for cleaning utensils and dishes along with general kitchen duties and on occasion basic food and ingredients preparation
• Be conscious of Health & Safety in the Kitchen, working with the team to achieve and maintain 5* Scores on the doors
• Be keen to learn new skills and progress
• You’ll get the chance to shine, contribute to our success each and every day and our team will give you their full support to help you to rise to the top

About JW Lees:

Proudly family owned and nearly 200 years old, JW Lees are the original modern, traditional brewer. With 150 pubs, inns and hotels across the North West and North Wales, we are passionate about great beer, fantastic food and memorable experiences.

We put people at the heart of our business, always doing the right thing and always sticking together. Our six values are at the heartofeverything we do:

Proud - Savvy - Honest - Passionate - Personal - Together