Kitchen Assistant - Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Plymouth seeks a Kitchen Assistant to support food preparation and service in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should possess customer service skills and a genuine interest in food. This part-time role offers competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Discounts at major retailers

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Kitchen Assistant in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable/good understanding of verbal and written English.
• Similar experience in food preparation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team to provide food and great service.
• Produce food from fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch.
• Ensure adherence to food standards and policies.

Skills

Customer service skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Interest in food

Job description

Location: Plymouth. Contract: Part Time, Permanent. Salary: £12.43 per hour. Hours: 20 per week.

A co‑educational independent school for children of nursery age up to 11 years in Mannamead, Plymouth. Catering for 250 on site. We offer a core feeding of lunch, morning and afternoon snack and after school club with just some hospitality. This is a term‑time plus contract, working 43 weeks a year, Monday to Friday.

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

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
• Excellent customer service skills
• 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

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

Benefits

• 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.