Kitchen & Café Production Assistant – Weekday Mornings

Different Technologies Pty Ltd.; Park Gate; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Staff discount

Birthday day off

Bank holidays off

No weekend work

Full training

Career progression

Supportive team

Job summary

Phoenix Fuel is hiring a Production Kitchen & Cafe Assistant to join a small, hands‑on team at Just Develop It, 16–18 Barnes Wallis Road, PO15 5TT. Typical hours are 30–40 per week with early starts, Monday to Friday, no weekends or evenings.

You will help with food prep, cooking, customer service, and keeping the kitchen clean and safe. Training is provided on equipment and methods; experience in a kitchen is essential and pay starts around £12.71 per hour depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a kitchen environment.
• Reliable and punctual.
• A team player who thrives in a fast‑paced environment.
• Able to multitask and work effectively under pressure.
• Friendly, outgoing and confident dealing with customers, with a genuine focus on providing great customer service.
• Safety-conscious and comfortable working around professional kitchen equipment and knives.

Responsibilities

• Assist with re‑stocking communal office staff fridges and F&B facilities. Keeping communal office staff areas clean and tidy.
• Preparing ingredients and assisting with daily food preparation and production.
• Preparing and cooking food using established methods.
• Following recipes, portion specifications, established systems and preparation methods consistently.
• Welcoming customers and providing friendly, professional customer service.
• Taking customer orders and operating the till.
• Maintaining excellent food hygiene standards throughout the kitchen and service areas.
• Following all food safety, health and safety procedures and safe working practices
• General day to day operations of the kitchen
• Working alongside the rest of the team to keep service and production running smoothly.
• Cleaning down work surfaces and maintaining clean and organised work areas.
• Pot wash
• Deep cleaning kitchen equipment and work areas as required.
• Safe and confident knife handling during food preparation.
• Correctly labelling prepared food and following stock rotation procedures.
• Completing required online training as part of the role where applicable

Skills

Kitchen experience

Reliable

Team player

Multitasking

Customer service

Safety-conscious

Early mornings

Tools

Sous‑vide equipment

Commercial slicers

Ovens

Blenders

Mixers

Knives

Job description

Phoenix Fuel is hiring a Production Kitchen & Cafe Assistant to join a small, hands‑on team at Just Develop It, 16–18 Barnes Wallis Road, PO15 5TT. Typical hours are 30–40 per week with early starts, Monday to Friday, no weekends or evenings.

You will help with food prep, cooking, customer service, and keeping the kitchen clean and safe. Training is provided on equipment and methods; experience in a kitchen is essential and pay starts around £12.71 per hour depending on experience.