Restaurant Assistant

Greencore Group plc; Warrington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Subsidized canteen

Refer a friend scheme

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company shares save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Job summary

Greencore Warrington site is a fast-paced manufacturing environment producing Italian ready meals. You will be part of a team ensuring safe, hygienic food preparation, cleaning, and ongoing quality checks across shifts.

We value reliability, attention to detail, and willingness to learn; on-the-job training will equip you with health & safety and food hygiene practices. A supportive team culture helps you grow within Greencore.

Qualifications

• Good level of English and Maths.
• Attention to detail and ability to work unsupervised.
• Good communication skills.
• Can-do attitude and willingness to help team on demand.
• Basic understanding of health & Safety and Food Hygiene (training provided).

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and take payment for goods.
• Wash and clean utensils, dishes, and surfaces continuously.
• Check fridge/freezer and food temperatures; log to health standards.
• Clean microwaves daily for staff use.
• Prepare raw ingredients/sandwiches/hot meals hygienically.
• Ensure safety of staff and food via proper handling.
• Stand for long periods and perform cleaning per matrix.
• Work with high-temperature foods and PPE as required.

Skills

Good level of English and Maths

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Can-do attitude

Basic understanding of health & Safety

Job description

• Serving customers and taking payment for goods
• Washing and cleaning of utensils, dishes, surfaces etc. on a continuous basis
• To check fridge, freezer, food temperatures and log in line with health standards
• Clean microwaves supplied for staff use on a daily basis
• Responsibility for hygienic preparation of raw ingredients/sandwiches/hot meal and snacks
• Direct responsibility for the safety of other members of staff via integrity of foodstuffs provided for consumption
• Physical demands of the role, standing for long periods of time
• Following the cleaning Matrix for the cleaning of fridges, freezers, fryers and other equipment and surfaces including the washing of down all wall surfaces and moping of the floor after use.
• Working in high temperatures as preparing hot meals and snacks or cooking foodstuffs ready for conversion into sandwiches
• Required to wear the appropriate PPE which includes trousers, top, shoes & hat.

• Good level of English and Math's
• Attention to detail and ability to work unsupervised
• Good communication skills
• Can-do attitude and willingness to help team in times on demand
• Basic understanding of health & Safety and Food Hygiene (although training will be given)
• If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately 4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Our Warrington site is also known as the Italian centre of excellence, recent expansion and investment make this site a state-of-the‑art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co-Op, We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make everyday taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career. At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make everyday taste better.

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

• Holidays
• Subsidized canteen
• Refer a friend scheme
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company shares save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform