Restaurant: Kitchen - Assistant - Seasonal

Squire's Garden Centres; Whiteley Village; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Squire's Garden Centres in Whiteley Village is seeking a Kitchen/Catering Assistant for a seasonal weekend role. You will work with the Catering Team to prepare foods, bake and serve during busy Saturday and Sunday shifts, while ensuring safe storage and hygiene standards.

We value enthusiastic applicants who want to grow in catering, are prepared to learn, and can balance duties in a busy kitchen with customer service responsibilities. Training and progression opportunities may be available.

Qualifications

• Love and enthusiasm for food preparation and cooking.
• Can-do attitude and looking for a career in catering.
• Committed individuals who would like to obtain a qualification and study alongside their role.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional support to the Catering Team.
• Prepare salads, vegetables and sandwiches with the kitchen team.
• Cook and bake hot food, sweets, pastries etc. when required.
• Store food to the company’s standards.
• Strictly adhere to all relevant food safety and hygiene regulations at all times.
• Undertake any general cleaning requirements of the kitchen and restaurant.
• Work as part of the kitchen and catering team and undertake any other reasonable duties as required.

Skills

Food preparation and cooking

Teamwork

Food safety and hygiene

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Your primary responsibility will be to provide a professional support to the Catering Team.

Working closely with the Catering Manager to help the department to succeed.

Seasonal: 16 November 2026 until 23 December 2026

Rota: Every Saturday 11:00-16:00 and Sunday 10:00-15:00

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Carry out all reasonable duties as requested by management as and when required
• Working within the kitchen team to prepare salads, vegetables and sandwiches
• Cooking and baking hot food, sweets, pastries etc. when required
• Ensuring that all food is stored to the company’s standards.
• Strictly adhering to all relevant food safety and hygiene regulations at all times.
• Undertaking any general cleaning requirements of the kitchen and restaurant
• Working as part of the kitchen and catering team and undertaking any other reasonable duties as and when required

To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:

• Love and enthusiasm for food preparation and cooking
• Can do attitude and looking for a career in catering
• Committed individuals who would like to obtain a qualification and study alongside their role.