Kitchen staff

J D Wetherspoon; Evesham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub chain in Evesham is seeking enthusiastic kitchen team members to prepare and cook food while maintaining cleanliness and safety standards. No experience is required; just bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. The role offers flexible shift patterns and opportunities for career progression within the company through structured training and development programs. Enjoy competitive pay along with various perks including discounts, bonuses, and paid holidays.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay

Free meal and drink when working

20% discount on food and drinks for you and guests

Bonus scheme up to 19% of pay

Paid holiday

Free shares after qualifying period

Qualifications

• No experience needed, just a good attitude and a willingness to learn.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present food to specification.
• Operate kitchen work stations and follow hygiene standards.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the kitchen.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Customer service

Food hygiene knowledge

Job description

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

• 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

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

Progression and development

• 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.

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.

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