Kitchen Assistant - Webbs, Cheltenham

Webbs Garden Centres Ltd.; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Webbs Garden Centres Ltd. is seeking an experienced Kitchen Assistant for their restaurant in Cheltenham. The role involves supporting chefs in a fast-paced kitchen, preparing meals from fresh, local ingredients, and delivering excellent customer service. This full-time position offers a great training environment and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Colleague discounts

Life insurance

Pension scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen or hospitality experience is essential.
• Pride in delivering exceptional customer service.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and allergen awareness is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support chefs in producing menu items from scratch.
• Wash up and prepare food.
• Provide cover for chefs as needed.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Hygiene

Allergen Awareness

Job description

Home Career at Webbs Kitchen Assistant - Webbs, Cheltenham

Kitchen Assistant - Webbs, Cheltenham

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Kitchen Assistant to join our Hospitality team at our garden centre restaurant in Cheltenham.

The role involves supporting our Chefs to produce a range of menu items from scratch using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients. We serve hot breakfasts and lunches to order, plus snacks throughout the day. Your responsibilities will include washing up, food preparation, and providing cover for our chefs.

Webbs offers a great training environment to complement studies and gain experience in a fast-paced and interesting kitchen setting. This role may also suit an experienced Kitchen Assistant or Chef.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working an average of 37.5 hours per week on a 2-week rota. The schedule involves working 4 weekdays plus every alternate weekend (4 days one week, with one weekday and the weekend off; then 6 days the following week, including both weekend days).

The ideal candidate will have previous kitchen or hospitality experience, pride in delivering exceptional customer service, and ideally some customer-facing experience in a similar environment. Knowledge of food hygiene and allergen awareness is advantageous, but full training will be provided.

The role is based at our store in Cheltenham, so candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance.

Our benefits package includes colleague discounts, life insurance, pension scheme, and free parking.

If you'd like to join our fun, friendly Webbs team, please click 'Apply Now' or send your CV to [e-mail].

Webbs is situated in Wychbold near Droitwich, West Hagley near Stourbridge, Cheltenham, and Millets Farm in Oxfordshire. We are a family business committed to providing the best for your garden and home, offering everything for both dedicated and casual gardeners, along with great places to visit for a coffee and more.