Production Team Member

Westmorland Kitchen; Exeter; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Westmorland Kitchen is seeking a Production Team Member to support all areas of food production in line with recipe specifications and company standards. You will assist with packaging, labeling, and stock rotation, while helping maintain kitchen cleanliness and the pot wash.

This role emphasizes teamwork, good communication, and a willingness to pitch in wherever needed. Prior food production experience is desirable, but applicants from all backgrounds will be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience in food production is desirable but not required.
• Comfortable handling and preparing food.
• Able to stand for long periods and lift/carry items.
• Good communication and teamwork are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all areas of food production in line with recipes and standards.
• Assist with packaging and labeling of products.
• Help with kitchen cleanliness, including pot wash.
• Support Stock Controller with receiving, checking and storing deliveries and stock rotation.

Skills

Teamwork

Food handling

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Job description

Here at the WestmorlandFamily we make all our food ourselves from fresh local ingredientsincluding beef and lamb from our own farm at Tebay and carefullyselected local suppliers to ensure the highest quality ingredients.

Our main dishes are produced in our own Westmorland Kitchen which isbasedat Rheged, Penrith, where we produce pies, sauces, soups, stews, roasting meats, and all othervarieties of food on offer across all our businesses.

Supporting our chefs, as a Production Team Member you will assist in all areas of food production in line with company standards and to recipe specifications as well as assisting with packaging and labelling. In addition, you will assist with all aspects of kitchen cleanliness, including the pot wash as well as offering assistance to the Stock Controller with receiving, checking and storing deliveries correctly whilst ensuring effective stock rotation.

This is a kitchen where we produce good home made food with the best localingredients in high quality, big batch production with a deadline tomeet. Unlike the majority of kitchens, we work straight shifts with nosplits and mainly during the day but can be flexible depending on theneeds of a successful work/life balance.

Previous food production experience would be desirable but we are open to hearing from people from all different backgrounds.You should becomfortable with handling and preparing food, long periods of standing,lifting and carrying as well as other tasks, including cleaning.You will need to workwell as part of a team, be willing to get stuck in wherever needed andgood communication skills will be essential.