Kitchen Assistant: Clean, Prep & Safe Kitchen Ops

Richmond Villages; Painswick; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

28 days holiday

Pension plan

Healthcare (Bupa)

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Richmond Villages in Painswick, Gloucestershire, is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support our daytime catering team. You’ll help Chefs with simple meals, dishwashing, and maintaining a clean, safe kitchen to HACCP standards.

This full-time role offers steady shift patterns (Mon, Thurs, Fri 10am-5pm and Saturday 12-8pm) with paid breaks and a competitive benefits package including health care and holiday entitlement.

Qualifications

• Ideally possessing prior experience in a catering department or kitchen is beneficial.
• Organised and adaptable; able to work as part of a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare simple meals and ancillary items under the Chef.
• Wash dishes by hand or in the dishwasher and store safely to minimise breakages.
• Sweep and mop kitchen floors to keep them clean and free from grease or spills.
• Wash work tables, walls, kitchen equipment and appliances per cleaning schedules.
• Operate kitchen equipment and transfer between storage and work areas safely.
• Keep the kitchen tidy, remove rubbish and store supplies correctly.
• Adhere to Food Safety and HACCP policies and maintain records as required.

Skills

Catering experience

Teamwork

Organised

Job description

Richmond Villages in Painswick, Gloucestershire, is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support our daytime catering team. You’ll help Chefs with simple meals, dishwashing, and maintaining a clean, safe kitchen to HACCP standards.

This full-time role offers steady shift patterns (Mon, Thurs, Fri 10am-5pm and Saturday 12-8pm) with paid breaks and a competitive benefits package including health care and holiday entitlement.