Kitchen Casual Team Member

Cook Trading Limited; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car park

Free cooked lunch for all employees

Birthday/Move/School start paid leave

Staff profit share

30% staff discount

CookieJar discounts and free food perk

Job summary

Cook Trading Limited is seeking a Mix & Weight Team Member for our Sittingbourne site. The role supports the kitchen, ensuring precise following of recipes and strict temperature controls, with most shifts overnight or on days you choose.

You will join a dedicated team working 5 days of 7, with pay rates of £14.00 day and £15.50 night per hour. A strong eye for detail and good communication are essential for maintaining quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow recipes precisely.
• Good understanding of cooking processes, temperatures and times.
• Clear communication and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Accurately follow recipes and mixing instructions.
• Ensure ingredients are cooked, cooled, and handled at correct temperatures before mixing.
• Monitor and manage cooking and cooling times to meet food safety standards.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail in all tasks.
• Support the kitchen team when required.
• Liaise between kitchen and finishing departments.
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation in the work area.

Skills

Attention to detail

Follow recipes

Temperature control

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Job description

Mix & Weight Team Member

casual contract

Location: Sittingbourne, Kent - COOK KITCHEN

Hours: 5 days of of 7 - choose days you want to work - currently we have mostly night shift available

Pay rate: £14.00 per hour day shift / £15.50 per hour - night shift

The Mix and Weight department is where all cooked food items are carefully handled before moving on to the next stage. Precision and consistency are essential to maintain product quality and food safety.

The Role

• Accurately follow recipes and mixing instructions
• Ensure all ingredients are cooked, cooled, and handled at correct temperatures before mixing
• Monitor and manage cooking and cooling times to meet food safety standards
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail in all tasks
• Support the kitchen team when required
• Liaise effectively between the kitchen and finishing departments
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation within the work area

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow recipes and instructions precisely
• Good understanding of cooking processes, including cooking times, cooling times, and temperature control
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team

Good to Have

• Level 2 Food Hygiene and Food Safety certification (training can be provided)

If you tick most of these boxes but not all—don’t stress. We’re all about potential.

Excellent Benefits including

• Free car park
• free cooked from fresh lunch for all employees
• Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time
• staff profit shareWellbeing program
• 30% staff discount
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks.
• Team meals , events & away days
• Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.

And many more.

What Cook is About

We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.

We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK.