Restaurant Team Member Kitchen

British Garden Centres; Colchester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Staff discount

Job summary

British Garden Centres is looking for a part-time Kitchen Assistant to support the restaurant team in Stanway. The role involves working in a busy kitchen, assisting chefs and other staff to maintain high standards of hygiene and food preparation.

You will be on a part-time schedule (20 hours per week, including weekends) with potential extra hours as needed. A friendly, proactive attitude and reliability are essential to thrive in our family-run operation.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Professional and reliable.
• Remain calm under pressure.
• Fully flexible with days and hours worked to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Carvery Prep
• General kitchen duties
• Cleaning & keeping Kitchen area’s tidy
• Pot wash
• Assisting Chefs
• Basic food preparation
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness
• Adhering to company policies

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Calm under pressure

Flexibility

Job description

Restaurant Team Member Kitchen

Location: Stanway

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part Time

Hours: 20 Hours per Week Including Weekends

We are looking for Kitchen Assistants who have a passion and flair for the restaurant and catering industry. This is a very hands-on role and as such you will need to be proactive, highly motivated, organised and results driven with good communication skills.

You will be working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. This will be working in the kitchen assisting the Chefs and kitchen staff.

You will need to be flexible as weekdays as well as weekend days may be required. Additional hours may be available if required.

What we offer:

Benefits include onsite car parking and staff discount for our Garden Centres and Restaurants as well as the Woodthorpe Leisure Park.

If you would like to join our family run business and bringyour ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.

Skills required:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Professional and reliable
• Remain calm under pressure
• Fully flexible with days and hours worked to meet business needs

Main Duties:

• Carvery Prep

General kitchen duties

• Cleaning & keeping Kitchen area’s tidy
• Pot wash
• Assisting Chefs
• Basic food preparation
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness
• Adhering to company policies

Applications close –Monday 9th November 2026

If you’re application is successful, someone from the management team will be in touch with you.