Kitchen Assistant -Tormead School

BaxterStorey; Guildford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

BaxterStorey is looking for a Kitchen Assistant to provide maternity cover in Guildford. This role involves supporting the Head Chef, ensuring food hygiene, and participating in a dynamic kitchen environment. With a contract duration of one year, applicants should possess relevant culinary experience and be passionate about food service.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

30 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Flexible shift options

Free Meal on Shift

Pension Scheme (5% matched)

Qualifications

• Relevant culinary skills from similar environments.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility in work hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef with food preparation and production.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen.
• Support daily kitchen operations.

Skills

Culinary skills

Organisational skills

Education

Food Safety Level 2 certification

Job description

Client:

BaxterStorey

Location:

Guildford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

c3a265b7cfd9

Job Views:

4

Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

Job Description:

Company Description

Kitchen Assistant Position (Maternity Leave Cover)

Dear Candidate’s

We are excited to announce a temporary opportunity for a Kitchen Assistant to cover a team member on maternity leave. Below are the details:

• Contract Duration: One year
• Working Hours: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• School Term Time

Duties : Assisting the Head Chef kitchen related tasks like vegetable peeling and cutting, preparing salads and desserts, displaying food items, maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen, and Supporting day-to-day kitchen operations

Requirements:

• Residency in the UK
• Unrestricted right to work
• Reliable transportation

If you meet these criteria and are passionate for culinary work and enjoy a dynamic kitchen environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Looking forward to welcoming you to our team

Job Description

Operational

• Assist Head Chef & Chefs with food preparation and production throughout the outlet, variably for breakfast, lunch, dinner and buffet services, ensuring that the agreed operating standards are consistently achieved, as agreed with the senior chef on duty
• Ensure that the production and service of food/meals is delivered to the specified requirements and agreed standards, as agreed with the senior chef on duty
• Assist with the receipt and storage of goods deliveries for the service outlet as required, ensuring that that control systems and standards are adhered to at all times
• Undertake personal responsibility for Food Hygiene, Health and Safety relating to food production and services whilst performing duties, consistently following required legal compliance and best practice in line with policy and procedure and embracing the Zero Harm culture.
• Assist with the safe keeping and maintenance of the equipment and machinery to the required standards of hygiene and safety
• Undertake professional communication with colleagues within the workplace
• Participate with colleagues in a regularly convened catering staff forums
• Work & liaise effectively & supportively with all other Somerset Larder colleagues & departments in the interests of contributing to a professional work environment
• Assist and support across the operational boundaries within Somerset Larder as and when agreed and the business dictates, in-keeping with the role and/or working development opportunities

Development

• Observe policies and procedures which are introduced for continually improved food production and services, in liaison with other colleagues as appropriate

General

• Ensure that all personal actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of Somerset Larder, undertaking all tasks in an environmentally sustainable manner - promoting environmental sustainability where opportunity presents.

Our Ideal candidate will have the following characteristics in line with our values

Togetherness

· Ability to work as part of a team

· A flexible approach to working hours

· Be supportive of colleagues

Nurture

· Keen to learn on the job

· Hold Food Safety Level 2 (or be able to achieve on appointment)

Pride

· Be honest and trustworthy

· Able to work independently

Qualifications

Skills/Knowledge/Experience Required

• Relevant technical culinary skills gained within a similar-sized and similarly-diverse environment and to the requirements of the post
• Organisational skills
• Gain insight in to the NNB particular way of working, with understanding for the need of enhanced security and vetting procedures.

Additional Information

South West Larder offers a generous benefits package which includes:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Christmas Shutdown (location dependant)
• Flexible shift options
• Access to Occupational Health
• Cycle Scheme
• Pension Scheme (5% matched)
• Free Meal on Shift
• Extra Hour pay per day for using the HPC bus service

Successful applicants will be required to provide a three-year employment history and five-year address history in order to work on Hinkley Point C. They must be able to provide in date photographic ID and their right to work in the UK so that security clearance can be obtained as these roles are based on a nuclear regulated site.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Created on 02/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom