Kitchen staff

J D Wetherspoon

Colchester

On-site

GBP 15,000 - 21,000

Part time

11 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Free meal and drink

20% discount on food, drinks and hotel

£1 extra per hour for midnight-5.59am

Bonus scheme (up to 19% of pay)

Guaranteed-hours contracts

Paid holiday

Free shares

Loyalty reward scheme

Job summary

The Playhouse in Colchester is seeking Kitchen staff to join our busy pub kitchen. The role involves preparing and cooking food, maintaining kitchen cleanliness and safety, and delivering great customer service. It’s a 25-hour week with flexible shifts including mornings, evenings and weekends.

No experience is required—just a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. We offer an award-winning training programme and a supportive, inclusive team atmosphere at The Playhouse.

Qualifications

No experience is needed, just a good attitude, a willingness to learn and a calm head under pressure.
As a UK Top Employer with an award-winning training programme, we know that we can teach you the skills you’ll need to succeed.

Responsibilities

Preparing, cooking and presenting food to the correct spec.
Operating kitchen stations including grills, fryers and microwaves.
Work as a team to meet time and quality targets.
Follow food hygiene, allergen, health and safety standards.
Clean as you go and perform full kitchen clean-downs.
Rotate stock and store food safely.
Complete inductions and ongoing refresher training.

Job description

Job Ref

664667

Job Title

Kitchen staff

Pub

The Playhouse, Colchester

Salary

£12.91

Closing Date

21-09-2026

Vacancy Description

The ideal applicant

We`re looking for fun, enthusiastic, passionate people to join our hard-working teams. No experience is needed, just a good attitude, a willingness to learn and a calm head under pressure. As a UK Top Employer with an award-winning training programme, we know that we can teach you the skills you`ll need to succeed.

Whether you`re looking for a long-term career or just some extra shifts, if you`re reliable, friendly and love working as part of a team - this role could be perfect for you.

What`s in it for you?

competitive rate of pay
a free meal and a drink, when working
20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests), when not working
£1 extra per hour, for hours worked during midnight-5.59am
bonus scheme - earn up to 19% of your pay
availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts
paid holiday
free shares (after a qualifying period)
loyalty reward scheme

The role

At a glance, your role is to work as part of a team to prepare and cook food and to help to keep the kitchen running smoothly, all while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and customer service.

Our pubs open early and close late, so we offer great flexibility with shift patterns, including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes.

Duties Include

preparing, cooking and presenting food to the correct spec
operating kitchen work stations, including grills, fryers, microwaves and more
working as a team to keep to time and quality targets
following food hygiene and allergen, as well as health and safety, standards
cleaning as you go, including full kitchen clean-downs
rotating stock and storing food safely
completing required induction, role-specific and ongoing refresher training and contributing to continuous improvement

Progression and development

Most Wetherspoon team leaders and managers started in the kitchen or behind the bar.

If you`re looking to progress, we can support your development with:

structured on-the-job training.
apprenticeships and management academies.
cross-training into other areas (bar, floor, hotel).
opportunities to move into team-leader, kitchen-shift-leader and/or pub-manager roles.

Wetherspoon promotes an inclusive working environment where everyone is welcome.

When you`re at work, we want you to feel comfortable being yourself. Whatever your background, preferences or beliefs, we`ll ensure that you have the skills and knowledge you need for a great career with us.

Under-18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.

If a high number of applications is received, this vacancy may close early.

Hours Per Week

Monday Hours

Flexible

Tuesday Hours

Flexible

Wednesday Hours

Flexible

Thursday Hours

Flexible

Friday Hours