Kitchen Assistant - The White Hart South Harting

Upham Inns; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a growing team as a Kitchen Assistant at a leading pub company in Southern England. This role offers a chance to learn about premium catering while working in a friendly and supportive environment. With flexible shifts and opportunities for advancement, you will play a vital role in delivering memorable dining experiences. Comprehensive training is provided, making it ideal for those new to the kitchen. Be part of a passionate team dedicated to high-quality food and service.

Benefits

Flexible shift patterns

Up to 33% off meals

33% off hotel accommodation

Access to lifestyle card with discounts

Service Awards

Birthday Gift

Referral incentives up to £1000

Qualifications

• Personality and potential are more important than skills and experience.
• Comprehensive training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Keep the kitchen clean, safe, and protected.
• Support chefs in creating spectacular dishes.
• Learn about premium catering and advance in the kitchen.

Skills

Friendly personality

Eager to learn

Teamwork

Flexibility

Conscientiousness

Job description

What’s in it for you?

• Up to £12.21 per Hour plus a share of Tronc
• Flexible shift patterns
• Up to 33% off meals taken off duty for you and up to 6 guests
• 33% off our hotel accommodation & 20% for Friends and Family
• Development program with a clear pathway
• Access to the lifestyle card – which provides instant access to over 5,000 discounts across various lifestyle aspects. This includes discounts at local independents, national, and online businesses. The lifestyle card is a 100% free benefit for our Upham Inn team members.
• Service Awards
• A Birthday Gift
• Refer a friend and Chef recruitment incentives of up to £1000

Kitchen Assistant Requirements:

For this role, personality and potential are more important than skills and experience…

• You’ll have a friendly, outgoing personality
• You should be eager to learn new skills
• You’ll enjoy working in a close-knit team
• You must be flexible and conscientious

Could you be the most important person in our kitchen?

Join us as a kitchen assistant, and you’ll be the person who keeps the wheels turning in our busy kitchen. You’ll keep it clean, safe, and protected, enabling our chefs to create spectacular dishes.

Kitchen life is hard work but also very rewarding. The team spirit is excellent, and there’s pride in creating memorable experiences for our customers.

This role offers a great opportunity to learn about premium catering. Upham is a place where kitchen assistants can advance to become chefs or even general managers. Given our commitment to fresh ingredients, it’s an excellent environment to learn the food business.

If you’ve never worked in a professional kitchen before, don’t worry. Comprehensive training will be provided.

What do we do?

We own a collection of beautiful, individual premium pubs across Southern England. Our pubs are located in idyllic settings, serving high-quality, fresh pub food in a cozy ambiance. Many of our pubs also feature charming bedrooms. Recently, we launched Harper’s Steakhouse, a new premium American Steakhouse brand.

It’s an exciting time to join us!

Upham Inns is growing, and we want you to grow with us and be part of our success. We’ve invested in our business and are seeing great results. We aim to expand our pub family and are looking for passionate individuals to join our team.

We are looking for great people to join us

Our company is big enough to support your growth but small enough to care about your individual needs. We are a friendly, hands-on team passionate about running excellent pubs. We are always seeking like-minded people who want to work and grow with us.