Kitchen Hand

Interaction Recruitment; Daventry; On-site; GBP 16,531 - 20,664; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Meal on duty

Holiday accrual 12.07%

Weekly pay on Friday

Job summary

Interaction Recruitment Northampton is seeking a Catering Assistant / Kitchen Porter for a Daventry-based role in a busy commercial kitchen. You will primarily handle pot washing and cleaning, with a possibility of some kitchen prep work. Experience in catering and hospitality is essential, as is a valid UK work status and a reliable driving licence.

Benefits include free onsite parking, meal on duty, and holiday accrual. Shifts are 07:00–17:00 with breaks, and you’ll be paid weekly on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Experience in Kitchen Hand/Porter or similar front/back of house exposure (mandatory).
• Excellent communicator, professional, reliable, flexible and adaptable (mandatory).
• Proof of address, NI number, UK right to work (mandatory).
• Up-to-date CV showing commercial kitchen experience (mandatory).
• DBS certificate within last 3 years or part of update service (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Pot wash and cleaning in a commercial kitchen.
• Possible kitchen prep duties.

Skills

Catering experience

Communication skills

Education

Food hygiene level 2 or above

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

The Catering & Hospitality team at Interaction Recruitment Northampton proudly supports more than 145 sites across Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire, delivering outstanding talent to food and beverage operations of every size.

We are currently seeking an outgoing Catering Assistant / Kitchen Porter to assist in the day to day running of a commercial kitchen to be based in Daventry, Northamptonshire. Applicants must have prior catering and hospitality experience such as Catering Assistant, Kitchen Porter, Kitchen Hand, General Assistant, Commis Chef with good front of house experience.

What's in it for you?

• £13.00 per hour PAYE depending on experience
• paid every Friday
• work as many or as little shifts as you want
• holiday accrual at 12.07% (c.£1.56 per hour on top)
• free of charge and onsite parking
• meal on duty

SHIFT = 07:00-17:00 with 1 hour deducted for breaks throughout the day.

DUTIES = mainly pot wash and cleaning within a commercial kitchen, with the possibility of some kitchen prep.

Candidate:

• experience as a Kitchen Hand, Kitchen Porter, Catering Assistant, General Assistant or any front of house or back of house exposure (mandatory)
• driver with a reliable vehicle (mandatory)
• be over the age of 18 for insurance purposes(mandatory)
• proof of address (mandatory)
• proof of NI number (mandatory)
• proof of UK right to work (mandatory)
• evidence of commercial kitchen experience in the form of an up-to-date CV (mandatory)
• excellent communicator, professional, reliable, flexible and adaptable (mandatory)
• food hygiene and/or food safety level 2 or above certified (ideal)
• work experience in a school, warehouse, hospital, care home or university canteen (ideal)
• enhanced DBS (criminal record check) certificate dated within the last 3 years or part of the update service(mandatory)
• safety shoes (ideal)

For more information, please contact Cheryl Wilson or Lucie Campbell at 82a Abington St, Northampton, NN1 2AP on 01604 620 032.