Production Kitchen Assistant - Prep Kitchen - Sutton

Honest Burgers; Sutton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-quality burger chain in Sutton is seeking a Production Kitchen Assistant for their Prep Kitchen. The role involves following strict recipes, maintaining high food safety standards, and manual handling tasks. You will support the team with food preparation and operations. This full-time position offers competitive hourly pay and great benefits. Ideal candidates should have a team spirit and a willingness to learn.

Benefits

£12.85 per hour

Complimentary team food & soft drinks

Food & drink allowance

Paid day off for your birthday

28 days holiday

Referral bonus scheme

24/7 GP access

Employee discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Craft Exchange Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen or food preparation environment preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to learn new skills and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support team in various kitchen tasks and uphold food safety standards.
• Follow strict recipes and specs for food preparation.
• Manual handling of items weighing 10-15kg.

Skills

Team spirit

Hard work

Food safety compliance

Tools

Heavy machinery operation

Job description

PRODUCTION KITCHEN ASSISTANT - PREP KITCHEN - Sutton

Prep Kitchen - Honest Kitchen Assistant (3pm-11pm)

London, Sutton

What we offer You :

• 12.85 per hour
• Guaranteed full time.
• Complimentary team food & soft drinks while on shift
• VIB (Very Important Burgers) - 100 / month, food & drink allowance off shift
• Your birthday off work, fully paid
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Up to 1000 "Refer a Friend" scheme (T&C apply)
• Access to online 24 / 7 GP
• Hospitality, retail and gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay, after your first year with Honest
• Enhanced maternity or paternity pay, after your first year with Honest
• Craft Exchange Programme - where you can get paid for jobs around Honest that you may have an interest, for example sign-writing, social media, etc.

The role and You :

We're looking for a Honest Kitchen Assistant who believes in the power of great, fresh food. The ideal candidate will be a hard worker with a great team spirit and will be happy to go the extra mile in order to ensure our guests receive the best standards of care possible. You will be supporting your team in various tasks, while observing and learning new skills.

This job is specifically advertised for our Prep Kitchen where we take the high quality ingredients and turn it into our famous, sauces, pickles and last but not least rosemary salt. A lot goes into this process and on a normal day you would :

• Work in our prep kitchen following strict recipes and specs
• Uphold the highest of food and health & safety standards, including work in protective clothing and regular hand wash
• Operate heavy machinery in the kitchen
• Vacuum pack high volume of items
• Manual handling of heavy items (10-15kg)

Progression opportunities :

By working closely with your senior kitchen team, this role will give you the opportunity to grow and develop, so one day you can become Honest Kitchen Captain with accompanied pay increase. We want you to help generate a culture of loyalty, positivity and opportunity whilst recognising the positive impact you can have on your team and consumers.

We believe in equal access to support and opportunity that exists for all. We celebrate our differences and want you to help us to continually strive for diversity, inclusivity and a warm welcome for everyone. This means your name, age, race or gender doesn't need to be on your CV. If you'd rather take it off, that's good with us.